The goal of this study is to fill existing knowledge gaps regarding the breeding habitat selection of Bicknell's thrush. The objective is to provide guidance to forest managers to develop forest management approaches that support both commercial timber production and sustaining breeding habitat for this declining species. By replicating the patch dynamics—such as the size, shape, and layout of patches—characteristic of high-elevation spruce-fir forests, working forests could not only sustain their existing breeding populations but also potentially expand breeding habitats to lower elevations than currently observed naturally.
Research Partners Include:
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Our team of forest and conservation interest groups from across the Northeast US and Southeast Canada.
Funding and other support provided by:
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Our team of forest and conservation interest groups from across the Northeast US and Southeast Canada.
Funding and other support provided by:
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station