- Wildfire Central UT Big sagebrush, Bird density Bird census with Sage Thrasher Castrale 1982 cold desert (territories/16 ha) spot-mapping was only found in method and flush habitat patches technique containing the largest shrubs. Unburned islands could support thrasher on burned plot. NC Prescribed UT, NV, ID, OR Sagebrush and Bird counts transects Included both Knick et al. 2014 burning woodland with distance prescribed burns ecotones sampling. and adjacent mechanical juniper removal. Detected at all treatment plots but no changes significant or consistent in trend. Prescribed - Southcentral WY Sagebrush Density (birds/ha) Line sampling Positive Erickson 2011 burning (Stratton habitats transect with correlation with Sagebrush including stratified random local tall shrub Ecological mountain big design cover. Larger, Research Site) sagebrush and more contiguous black sagebrush burns translated interspersed into near with antelope complete bitterbrush avoidance by Sage Thrasher. - Prescribed Eastern OR High-elevation Bird abundance 5-minute Sage Thrasher Holmes 2007 burning mountain big surveys occurred in sagebrush abundance on sites largely or completely burned compared to sites outside burn or within unburned islands.
Wildfire - Central UT Big sagebrush, cold desert Bird density (territories/16 ha) Bird census with spot-mapping method and flush technique Sage Thrasher was only found in habitat patches containing the largest shrubs. Unburned islands could support thrasher on burned plot. Castrale 1982 Prescribed burning NC UT, NV, ID, OR Sagebrush and woodland ecotones Bird counts transects with distance sampling. Included both prescribed burns and adjacent mechanical juniper removal. Detected at all treatment plots but no changes significant or consistent in trend. Knick et al. 2014 Prescribed burning - Southcentral WY (Stratton Sagebrush Ecological Research Site) Sagebrush habitats including mountain big sagebrush and black sagebrush interspersed with antelope bitterbrush Density (birds/ha) Line sampling transect with stratified random design Positive correlation with local tall shrub cover. Larger, more contiguous burns translated into near complete avoidance by Sage Thrasher. Erickson 2011 Prescribed burning - Eastern OR High-elevation mountain big sagebrush Bird abundance 5-minute surveys Sage Thrasher occurred in abundance on sites largely or completely burned compared to sites outside burn or within unburned islands. Holmes 2007
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