Mapping vertical distributions of birds in old-growth and second-growth trees at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

AOS Student Research Grant Seminar

Presenter: Nina Ferrari, Ph.D. Candidate, Oregon State University; 2023 Werner and Hildegard Hesse Research Grant winner

I will revisit some of Robert MacArthur’s questions around vertical partition as a mechanism for species coexistence in forests. Specifically, my research investigates the vertical distributions of songbirds in trees in the Pacific Northwest. I use territory mapping playback and bioacoustics methodologies to examine the degree vertical partitioning in this ecosystem and the potential drivers behind it.

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