Ecology And Management Of Neotropical Migratory Birds: A Synthesis And Review Of Critical Issues

ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS This page intentionally left blank ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS A Synthesis and Review of Critical Issues Edited by THOMAS E. MARTIN and DEBORAH M. FINCH N e w York Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1995 Oxford University Press Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bombay Calcutta Cape Town Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madras Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi Paris Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Copyright © 1995 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press Inc., 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hcology and management of neotropical migratory birds: a synthesis and review of critical issues/ edited by Thomas E. Martin and Deborah M. b'inch. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-19-508452-7 (pbk.).- - ISBN 0-19-508440-3 (cloth ) 1. Birds, Protection of—-America. 2. Birds-- Migration—America. 3. Birds—Ecology—America. 4. Birds—Habitat—America. I. Finch, Deborah M. II. Martin, Thomas K. QL680.E28 1995 598.252'5'097—dc20 95-3555! 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper CONTENTS Introduction: Importance of Knowledge and its Application in Neotropical Migratory Birds Thomas E. Martin and Deborah M. Finch PART I POPULATION TRENDS 1 Population Trends from the North American Breeding Bird Survey Bruce G. Peter John, John R. Sauer, and Chandler S. Robbins 2 The Strength of Inferences about Causes of Trends in Populations Frances C. James and Charles E. McCulloch PART II 3 4 5 6 xiii 3 40 TEMPORAL PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION LIMITATION AND HABITAT USE When and How are Populations Limited? The Roles of Insect Outbreaks, Fire, and Other Natural Perturbations John T. Rotenberry, Robert J . Cooper, Joseph M. Wunderle, and Kimberly G. Smith Summer versus Winter Limitation of Populations: What are the Issues and What is the Evidence? Thomas W. Sherry and Richard T. Holmes Habitat Requirements During Migration: Important Link in Conservation Frank R. Moore, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Jr, Paul Kerlinger, and Theodore R. Simons Habitat Use and Conservation in the Neotropics Daniel R. Petit, James F. Lynch, Richard L. Hutto, John G. Blake, and Robert B. Waide 55 85 121 145 vi CONTENTS PART 111 7 FOREST MANAGEMENT Impacts of Silviculture: Overview and Management Recommendations Frank R. Thompson, I I I . John R. Probst, and Martin G. Raphael 201 8 Effects of Silvicultural 'Treatments in the Rocky Mountains Sallie J . Hejl,