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100 1 _aScott, Virgil E.
245 1 0 _aCavity-Nesting Birds of North American Forests :
_bAgriculture Handbook 511
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-06-09
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Cavity-Nesting Birds of North American Forests" by Virgil E. Scott, Keith E. Evans, David R. Patton, and Charles P. Stone is a scientific publication written in the late 20th century. This handbook provides an in-depth examination of 85 species of cavity-nesting birds, detailing their habitat needs, nesting behaviors, and dietary preferences. It serves as a crucial resource for wildlife research biologists and forest managers aiming to protect and manage the ecology of North American forests. The opening of the handbook discusses the decline of cavity-nesting bird populations due to habitat loss, particularly the detrimental effects of intensive tree removal. It highlights the importance of dead or decaying trees (snags) for providing nesting sites, illustrating the ecological benefits of these birds in controlling destructive forest insects. The authors emphasize the need for further research into the specific habitat requirements of these species and advocate for forest management practices that recognize the value of retaining snags to support biodiversity and ecosystem health. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBirds -- Nests
653 _aBirds -- North America
653 _aForest birds -- North America
653 _aCavity-nesting birds -- North America
700 1 _aEvans, Keith E.
700 1 _aPatton, David R.
700 1 _aStone, Charles P.,
_d1937-
700 1 _aSinger, Arthur,
_d1917-1990
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49172
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