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Wetland Management Strategies that Maximize Marsh Bird Use in the Midwest

Hagy, Heath M.; McClain, Douglas

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Title
Wetland Management Strategies that Maximize Marsh Bird Use in the Midwest
Author(s)
  • Hagy, Heath M.
  • McClain, Douglas
Issue Date
2015-09-28
Keyword(s)
  • marsh bird
  • wetland
  • survey
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Geographic Coverage
Midwestern United States
Abstract
We determined marsh bird use across a wide range of wetland types (e.g., emergent, non-vegetated, riparian), hydrologic regimes (e.g., temporary, seasonal, semi-permanent), management practices (e.g., active, passive, unmanaged), and past disturbance regimes (e.g., natural and restored through Wetlands Reserve Program, impounded and unimpounded) in Illinois during late spring and early summer 2015. Our objectives were to 1) compare marsh bird use of wetland impoundments managed for waterfowl 3 across a continuum of management intensities and strategies to predict how impoundment management actions can increase use by both groups, 2) compare marsh bird use of restored and natural wetlands, and 3) determine characteristics of wetlands and the surrounding landscape that influence marsh bird use of restored wetlands. Additionally, we surveyed marsh birds using the standard protocol timing and methodology on wetlands concurrently surveyed within the Illinois Critical Trends Assessment Program for comparison of methodologies.
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Technical Report INHS 2015 (29)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/88327
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service Contract Number: F14AP00485
Copyright and License Information
This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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