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Pre-Treatment
(photo Paul Hosten)
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Post-Treatment (photo
Paul Hosten)
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Oak
woodland habitat in the Applegate Valley of southern Oregon before
and after fuels reduction treatments using mechanical brush mastication.
We are monitoring the effects of such treatments using birds as
ecological indicators.
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KBO is investigating the ecological
effects of fuels treatments in Crater Lake and Lava Beds National Parks,
Klamath National Forest, and the Medford District of the Oregon BLM.
These treatments include prescribed fire and mechanical methods that
are applied across a variety of vegetation types, including mixed-conifer
forest, oak woodlands, and shrub steppe.
PUBLICATIONS
Seavy, N. E., S. Quader, J. D. Alexander, and C. J. Ralph. In Press.
Generalized linear models and point count data: statistical considerations
for the design and analysis of monitoring studies. In C. J. Ralph and
T. D. Rich (Eds.). Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration
in the Americas. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-191.
[ABSTRACT]
PRESENTATIONS
AT WORKSHOPS AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
Seavy, N. E., J. D. Alexander, and P. E. Hosten. 2004. Using Taxa-based
Conservations Plans to Evaluate Ecological Effects of Fire Management:
Insights from Bird Monitoring in Oak Woodlands. Northwest Scientific
Association Annual Meeting, March 2004, Ellensburg, Washington [ABSTRACT
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Alexander J. D., N. E. Seavy, and P. E. Hosten. 2004. Ecological effects
of fuels treatments on bird abundance, Applegate Valley, southern Oregon.
Creating fire-resilient landscapes: Improving our understanding and
application, March 2004, Medford, Oregon
Alexander, J. D., N. E. Seavy, C. J. Ralph, and S. Janes. 2003. Oak
woodlands, bird communities, and fire management. Medford BLM Oak Woodland
Management Workshop, April 2003, Medford, Oregon [ABSTRACT]
