The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker : Surviving in a Fire-Maintained Ecosystem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conner, Richard.

Contributor:

Rudolph, D. Craig.

Walters, Jeffrey R.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issuing body.

Series:

Corrie Herring Hooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Red-cockaded woodpecker--United States.

Red-cockaded woodpecker.

Endangered species--United States.

Endangered species.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 pages)

Place of Publication:

Basel/Berlin/Boston : University of Texas Press, 2010.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Chapter One An Introduction

Chapter Two Fire-Maintained Pine Ecosystems

Chapter Three Evolution, Taxonomy, and Morphology of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Chapter Four Red-cockadedWoodpecker Distribution

Chapter Five Cavity Trees in Fire-Maintained Southern Pine Ecosystems

Chapter Six Social Behavior and Population Biology

Chapter Seven Foraging Ecology of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers

Chapter Eight Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and Bark Beetles

Chapter Nine The Causes of Population Declines

Chapter Ten Extinction, Legal Status, and History of Management

Chapter Eleven State-of-the-Art Management

Chapter Twelve An Uncertain Future

Appendix. Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in Text

Selected References and Additional Readings

Index

Notes:

"October 2002"--Page [4] of cover.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-292-74509-5

OCLC:

1309024743