NDLI: Fire Regimes and Avian Responses in the Central Tallgrass Prairie

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

Fire Regimes and Avian Responses in the Central Tallgrass Prairie

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Reinking, Dan L.
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	Grasslands make up the largest vegetative province in North America, and one that has been signifi cantly altered over the past two centuries. The tallgrass prairie of the eastern Great Plains and Midwest has declined to a greater extent than any other ecosystem, primarily due to plowing for cereal grain production. Grassland bird populations have declined at a greater rate and over a wider area than any other group of species. Past fi re regimes shaped and maintained the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Fires set by American Indians and caused by lighting were common and probably differed in timing, frequency, and scale from contemporary fi re regimes, although historical regimes are not well understood. Fire affects both the composition and the structure of vegetation, and can affect birds in a variety of ways. Direct effects of fi re on birds include destruction of nests, while indirect effects may involve changes to vegetation, which favor some bird species over others. Greater-Prairie Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido), Henslow’s Sparrows (Ammodramus henslowii), and Dickcissels (Spiza americana) respond negatively to annual fi re. Grasshopper Sparrows (Ammodramus savannarum) and meadowlarks (Sturnella spp.) appear unaffected or respond positively to annual fi re. Fire management across the largest remaining portions of tallgrass prairie frequently overemphasizes or de-emphasizes fi re over large areas, creating homogenous habitat that does not support the full compliment of tallgrass prairie birds. Availability of adequately sized grasslands in a variety of seral stages is needed to ensure long-term population stability for the suite of bird species inhabiting tallgrass prairie.
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/download/publications/2005%20Reinking%20chapter%20SAB%2030.pdf
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in