Richard Conner

The Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Surviving in a Fire-Maintained Ecosystem

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Though small among its woodpecker relatives, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker poses a huge dilemma for its human neighbors. Uniquely adapted to live in the old-growth pine forests of the southeastern United States, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker has nearly disappeared as the forests have been cleared for agricultural, commercial, and residential uses over the last two centuries. Today, it waits at a crossroads. Scientific management practices could restore the woodpecker's habitat and population, but the imperative to convert old-growth forests to other uses remains. In this book, three of the leading experts on the Red-cockaded Woodpecker offer a comprehensive overview of all that is currently known about its biology and natural history and about the ecology of the fire-maintained forests it requires for survival. As the most visible endangered species in the Southeast, and the one whose conservation impacts the largest land area, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker holds a compelling interest not only for ornithologists, but also for wildlife managers, foresters, developers, environmentalists, and government officials. For all of these groups, this book will be the essential resource for learning more about the Red-cockaded Woodpecker and ensuring its survival.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 561g
• ISBN-13: 9780292726277
• ISBN-10: 0292726279
• Artikelnr.: 34224415

Autorenporträt

By Richard Conner, D. Craig Rudolph, and Jeffrey R. Walters

Inhaltsangabe

1. Foreword by Frances C. James
2. Acknowledgments
3. 1. An Introduction
* A Brief History
* The Southern Pine Ecosystems
* Change across the Landscape
* Woodpecker Populations Plummet
* The Tide Begins to Turn
* An Unknown Future
4. 2. Fire-Maintained Pine Ecosystems
* History of the Southeastern Forests
* The Longleaf Pine Forest
* Other Southern Pines
* The Animal Community
* A Summary Perspective
* Threats to the Fire-Maintained Ecosystem
5. 3. Evolution, Taxonomy, and Morphology of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker
* Evolution
* Taxonomy
* Morphology
* Parasites
6. 4. Red-cockaded Woodpecker Distribution: Past and Present
* Distribution Prior to Recorded History
* Recorded Historical Distribution
* The Logging Era
* The Modern Era
* The Extent of Population Decline
* The Current Population
7. 5. Cavity Trees in Fire-Maintained Southern Pine Ecosystems
* Cavity Construction in Live Pines
* Resin Wells
* Cavity Competition and Kleptoparasitism
* Cavity Tree Selection
* The Cavity Tree Cluster
8. 6. Social Behavior and Population Biology
* The Cooperative Breeding System
* Evolution of the Social System
* Population Dynamics
* Population Viability
* Reproduction
* General Behavior
* Territories and Aggression
* Vocalizations
9. 7. Foraging Ecology of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers
* Foraging Substrates
* Foraging Behavior
* Diet
* Sexual Dimorphism in Foraging Behavior
* Foraging Requirements
* Relationships with Other Insectivorous Birds
10. 8. Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and Bark Beetles: A Love-Hate Relationship
* Forest Landscape Interactions
* Dynamics of a Beetle Infestation
* Beetle Epidemics
11. 9. The Causes of Population Declines
* The Decline of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker as a Carrying Capacity
Problem
* The Role of Foraging Habitat
12. 10. Extinction, Legal Status, and History of Management
* Extinction
* Early Roots of Conservation Efforts
* Designation of Endangered Status and Initial Guidelines
* Expansion of Scientific Information and Refinement of Management
Guidelines
* Litigation
* Red-cockaded Woodpeckers on Military Bases
* Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and Private Lands
* The Dawn of a New Era
* Development of New Woodpecker Management Guidelines
13. 11. State-of-the-Art Management
* The New Management Strategy
* The Optimistic and Pessimistic Futures
* New Management Policies
14. 12. An Uncertain Future
* Conflicts with Other Conservation Priorities
* Conflicts with Other Land Use Priorities
* Legal Challenges
* Prospectus
15. Appendix. Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in Text
16. Selected References and Additional Readings
17. Index