Broad-scale response of landbird migration to the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina
January 1, 2007
It was the midst of songbird migration season when Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast in 2005. Typically these birds fatten up in Gulf Coast river bottomland forest for the long flight to Central and South America. After Katrina stripped plants of leaves, fruits, and insects in the fertile bottomlands of the Pearl River, weather radar indicated that migrant birds increased their use of adjacent pine woodlands.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Title | Broad-scale response of landbird migration to the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir13066B |
| Authors | Wylie Barrow, J. Buler, Brady R. Couvillion, Robb Diehl, Stephen Faulkner, F. Moore, Lori Randall |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Circular |
| Series Number | 1306 |
| Index ID | cir13066B |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | National Wetlands Research Center; Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |