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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Publication Date: 2014
On April 29, 2007 a prescribed fire turned wildfire in the Ottawa National Forest of Upper Michigan burned approximately 998 acres of a predominantly mixed-pine forest. This study was conducted to determine the nesting densities and nesting phenology of Black-backed Woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus, BBWO), an uncommon fire-dependent species of the coniferous northern and western United States. Work was conducted by surveying a 230-acre plot during the second post-fire breeding season.
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Citation: Jakopak, Rhiannon; Polasik, Julia. 2014. Fire and black-backed woodpeckers in Upper Michigan. Research Brief for Resource Managers RB-14-1. 2 p.
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Keywords:
- black-backed woodpecker
- forest management
- habitat
- LSFSC - Lake States Fire Science Consortium
- Picoides arcticus
- snag
- wildlife trees
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FRAMES Record Number: 55820