Comparative habitats of, and competition between, the long- billed marsh wren and the red-winged blackbird at Pitt Meadows, British Columbia / Craig Steven Runyan
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TextSeries: Thesis. (M.Sc.)Publication details: Vancouver, BC : University of British Columbia, 1979.Description: ix, 143 leaves : ill. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: The objectives of the study were to determine the year-round distribution and habitat selection of four marsh passerine species, as described by vegetation type and its physical characteristics , and to investigate interspecific competition as a factor in the habitat selection of the long-billed marsh wren and the red-winged blackbird.Fulfillment of these objectives should help the B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch to assess the effects of their management plans on marsh passerines. I determined the abundance of four passerine species in different vegetation types via marsh census transects over the period of one year. Nesting habitat and breeding information on marsh wrens and redwings was obtained via nest study plots. The results were: - Areas traversed from the central and deepest marsh outward towards higher ground are inhabited by redwings, marsh wrens, common yellowthroats, and song sparrows, respectively. - Habitat of wrens and redwings are spatially and temporally segregated. Wr
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Thesis(M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 1979.
"May, 1979."
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-134).
The objectives of the study were to determine the year-round distribution and habitat selection of four marsh passerine species, as described by vegetation type and its physical characteristics , and to investigate interspecific competition as a factor in the habitat selection of the long-billed marsh wren and the red-winged blackbird.Fulfillment of these objectives should help the B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch to assess the effects of their management plans on marsh passerines. I determined the abundance of four passerine species in different vegetation types via marsh census transects over the period of one year. Nesting habitat and breeding information on marsh wrens and redwings was obtained via nest study plots. The results were: - Areas traversed from the central and deepest marsh outward towards higher ground are inhabited by redwings, marsh wrens, common yellowthroats, and song sparrows, respectively. - Habitat of wrens and redwings are spatially and temporally segregated. Wr