Breeding Ecology of Riparian Birds Along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

Bryan Turner Brown

ISBN 10: 0331176831 / ISBN 13: 9780331176834

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. This book delves into the nesting behavior, avian density, diversity, and habitat preferences of riparian birds along the Colorado River in Arizona's Grand Canyon. The author examines the breeding ecology of species within riparian habitats, emphasizing the role of the introduced shrub, tamarisk. Through extensive field studies, the author unveils the complex relationships between bird populations and the unique habitat structure provided by tamarisk in this region. The book offers insights into the importance of tamarisk as a nesting substrate for riparian birds and challenges previous assumptions about its value to avian communities. By exploring the nuances of avian habitat selection and nest placement, this book contributes to a deeper understanding of the dynamic interplay between birds and their environment in arid ecosystems. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: Breeding Ecology of Riparian Birds Along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0331176831
• ISBN 13: 9780331176834
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Fauna

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Excerpt from Breeding Ecology of Riparian Birds Along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona

And finally, the third objective was to examine the nest placement preferences of selected obligate riparian birds in tamarisk to determine if tamarisk was preferred over native plants as a nest site. This was done because it was necessary to determine, after first determining the density and habitat preferences of birds nesting in tamarisk, whether or not the availability of native plants was a limiting factor in determining avian density and habitat preferences. If tamarisk was preferred over native plants as a nest site, this would help to explain why breeding birds could occur in such high densities in tamarisk and why such diverse patterns of habitat selection were observed in tamarisk-dominated communities.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.