Assessing the impacts of moose-induced habitat change on a forest bird community

• Main Author: Rae, Lauren F.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2014
• Subjects: Canada; Gros Morne National Park; Alces alces; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/8320/; https://research.library.mun.ca/8320/1/thesis.pdf

Forest songbirds are sensitive to habitat disturbances that result in changes to forest structure and composition. In Newfoundland, Canada, browsing by hyperabundant, non-native moose (Alces alces) has caused failed regeneration across extensive areas of forest following disturbance. I examined the...