Monitoring and Documentation of Post-Fire Recovery of Riparian Bird Community

A 2-year study on the effects of fire on the riparian bird community in San Diego County. Tasks included documenting the effects of the 2007 fires on endangered birds, in particularly, the Least Bell's Vireo, and monitoring post-fire recovery of the entire riparian breeding bird community.

Monitoring
Vertebrate Species
Project Groups
  • SDMMP15 Post-Fire Monitoring - Riparian Bird Richness, Abundance, and Diversity

Project Focus

Least Bell's vireo

riparian forest & scrub

U.S. Geological Survey

Barbara Kus

Kris Preston

Project Protocol
Strategic Elements
  • pre FY15-1