Title

Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Status and Management: West Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands

Authors

D. Craig Rudolph, Wildlife Habitat and Silviculture Laboratory, Southern Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Nacogdoches, TX 75962Follow
Richard N. Conner, Wildlife Habitat and Silviculture Laboratory, Southern Research Station, U.S.D.A., Forest Service, Nacogdoches, Texas 75962Follow
Richard R. Schaefer, Wildlife Habitat and Silviculture Laboratory, Southern Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Nacogdoches, Texas 75965Follow
Daniel Saenz, Wildlife Habitat and Silviculture Laboratory, Southern Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Nacogdoches, TX 75962Follow
Dawn K. Carrie, Wildlife Habitat and Silviculture Laboratory, Southern Research Station, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Nacogdoches, TX 75962
N. Ross Carrie
Ricky W. Maxey
Warren G. Montague
Joe Neal
Kenneth Moore
John Skeen
Jeffrey A. Reid

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2004

Abstract

Red-cockaded woodpecker populations declined precipitously following European settlement and expansion and cutting of the original pine forests across the southeastern United States. By 1990 most residual populations lacked demographic viability, existed in degraded habitat, and were isolated from other populations. The primary causes of this situation were harvest of the original pine forests of the southeastern United States, conversion of forested lands to other uses, short-rotation silvicultural practices, and alteration of the fire regime in the regenerated forests. As social and legal mandates changed, management of red-cockaded woodpeckers became a higher priority. Intensive management for red-cockaded woodpeckers is currently practiced on most public and a few private lands that still support populations. Recent population trends and the current status of red-cockaded woodpeckers in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana reflect historical factors and the efficacy of recent management.

Comments

Rudolph, D. Craig; Conner, Richard N.; Schaefer, Richard R.; Saenz, Daniel; Carrie, Dawn K.; Carrie, N. Ross; Maxey, Ricky W.; Montague, Warren G.; Neal, Joe; Moore, Kenneth; Skeen, John; Reid, Jeffrey A. Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Status and Management: West Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands. In: Red-cockaded woodpecker: Road to recovery. Blaine, WA: Hancock House Publishers, 2004, 283-291.

Written and prepared by U.S. Government employees on official time, therefore in the public domain

Repository Citation

Rudolph, D. Craig; Conner, Richard N.; Schaefer, Richard R.; Saenz, Daniel; Carrie, Dawn K.; Carrie, N. Ross; Maxey, Ricky W.; Montague, Warren G.; Neal, Joe; Moore, Kenneth; Skeen, John; and Reid, Jeffrey A., "Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Status and Management: West Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands" (2004). Faculty Publications. 445.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/forestry/445