Golden‐cheeked Warbler Habitat conservation in Central Texas
The Golden‐cheeked Warbler ( Dendroica chrysoparia) ( GCW) is a neotropical songbird that migrates from Mexico and Central America to Texas in March and back in July.Its nesting range is confined to central Texas and consists of dense stands of mature Ashe juniper ( Juniperus ashei Buchh) mixed with deciduous hardwoods that occur along steep‐sided ravines and canyons and adjacent uplands.GCWs eat insects on these hardwoods and they use strips of bark from mature juniper trees to build their nests.The GCW was listed on 4 May 1990 as an endangered species under the the Endangered Species Act (ESA).The ESA substantially restricts land use and management practices in areas with endangered species.Ft Hood, the largest military training facility in the USA, contains large swaths of GCW nesting habitat that have impacted military training maneuvers.Further, Ft.Hood grazing rights for members of the Central Texas Cattlemens Association (CTCA), relations to former owners of land condemned to create the installation, were affected by the presence of GCW because brown‐headed cowbirds ( Molothrus ater ), which are associated with cattle, parasitize GCW nests.The combined concern of these two entities over the impact of GCW on land use options ultimately led to a win‐win GCW conservation strategy that integrates the natural and human systems affecting GCW.This strategy is being considered by military training facilities across the USA.
Conservation credits Dendroica chrysoparia juniper stakeholder participation
Urs P.Kreuter William E.Fox
Dept.Ecosystem Science & Management,Texas A & M University,College Station,Texas,USA
国际会议
呼和浩特
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2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）