Start Date
14-2-2013 10:45 AM
Description
Breeding bird surveys are used by ornithologists to study the variations in bird populations across the United States and Canada. Initiated in 1966, the surveys were originally created by Chandler Robbins and colleagues to study the effects of pesticide use on bird populations.
Today, these data are used to monitor changes in avian populations due to habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, land-use changes, and chemical contamination. The administration of these surveys is jointly run by the US Geological Survey and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Almost fifty years of continuous surveying also provides excellent baseline data which can be used to determine the effects of man-made and natural environmental disasters, such as storms and oil spills.
Recommended Citation
Kistler, Steve, "Breeding Bird Survey Summary from Mammoth Cave National Park, 1995 - 2012" (2013). Mammoth Cave Research Symposia. 8.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/mc_reserch_symp/10th_Research_Symposium_2013/Day_one/8
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Breeding Bird Survey Summary from Mammoth Cave National Park, 1995 - 2012
Breeding bird surveys are used by ornithologists to study the variations in bird populations across the United States and Canada. Initiated in 1966, the surveys were originally created by Chandler Robbins and colleagues to study the effects of pesticide use on bird populations.
Today, these data are used to monitor changes in avian populations due to habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, land-use changes, and chemical contamination. The administration of these surveys is jointly run by the US Geological Survey and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Almost fifty years of continuous surveying also provides excellent baseline data which can be used to determine the effects of man-made and natural environmental disasters, such as storms and oil spills.