Managing Southeastern Forests Specifically for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

question 44

Multiple Choice

Managing southeastern forests specifically for the red-cockaded woodpecker

• A) required the growth of a dense understory of trees and shrubs.
• B) contributed to greater abundance and diversity of other forest bird species.
• C) caused other species of songbird to decline.
• D) involved strict fire-suppression measures.
• E) involved the creation of fragmented forest habitat.

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