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Author(s):Barras, Scott C.; Dolbeer, Richard; Chipman, Richard B.; Bernhardt, Glen E.; Carrara, Mark S.
Author Affiliation:Barras, Dolbeer, Chipman, Bernhardt: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center, Sandusky, OH; Carrara: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, Castleton, NY
Title:Bird and small mammal use of mowed and unmowed vegetation at John F. Kennedy International Airport
Section:Bird management
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Meeting Info.:San Diego, CA: March 6-9, 2000
Source:Proceedings: Nineteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference. Vol. 19, 2000, p. 31-36.
Publishing Information:Davis, CA: University of California, Davis.
# of Pages:6
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Bird control; Animal pest control; Airfields; Mowing; Case studies; Mammalia; Habitats; Safety
Abstract/Contents:"We evaluated bird and small mammal use of two mowed (15 to 25 cm height) and two unmowed vegetation plots (40 to 80 ha) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFKIA), New York, in 1998 to 1999 to determine which management strategy would best reduce wildlife use of the airport. We counted more birds per 5-minute observation period in unmowed plots than mowed plots in both 1998 (9.0 versus 7.9) and 1999 (11.7 versus 8.6). Maximum vegetation height was greater (P < 0.05) for unmowed areas than than mowed areas after mowing commenced in 1998 and 1999 for each two-week monitoring period. In 1998 and 1999, vegetation density was also higher (P < 0.05) for unmowed plots for 13 of 14 sampling periods. The species composition of vegetation differed (X2=20.54, df=3, P<0.01) among mowed and unmowed plots. Mowed plots contained a higher percentage of grasses (81% versus 68%), and a lower percentage of forbs (16% versus 25%) and woody plants (1% versus 4%) than unmowed plots. Vegetation was generally sparse in both unmowed and mowed plots, a consequence of the poor, sandy soils on much of the airport. We captured 33 small mammals from three species in unmowed plots and 12 individuals of one species in mowed plots in 1999. Small mammal populations increased seasonally in unmowed plots, but remained constant in mowed plots over the same time period. We recommended JFKIA switch from the unmowed vegetation management regime in place since 1986 to a regime of maintaining vegetation mowed at 15 to 25 cm height. This management strategy should reduce bird and small mammal use of grassland areas at JFKIA. Further research should examine use of alternative vegetation types to improve ground cover and vegetation density at JFIA while minimizing attraction to wildlife."
Language:English
References:23
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Barras, S. C., R. Dolbeer, R. B. Chipman, G. E. Bernhardt, and M. S. Carrara. 2000. Bird and small mammal use of mowed and unmowed vegetation at John F. Kennedy International Airport. p. 31-36. In Proceedings: Nineteenth Vertebrate Pest Conference. San Diego, CA: March 6-9, 2000. Davis, CA: University of California, Davis.
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