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Cavity nest site characterization (Aves)

Subcategory: habitat assessment
Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Description

Comprehensive measurement of nest tree characteristics and landscape context including tree size, nest height, cavity orientation, and distances to key habitat features. Multi-scale habitat characterization protocol.

Typical Equipment

  • compass
  • measuring equipment for DBH
  • dead branch or tree
  • tape measure
  • GPS unit
  • Google Earth software

Output Measurements

  • DBH
  • nest height
  • cavity orientation
  • distances to landscape features
  • tree cover percentage

Papers Using This Protocol (2)

student_paper

Nest site selection by a secondary cavity-nesting species, the mountain bluebird

2009using
student_paper

Attributes of mountain bluebird cavity nests

2009using