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The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)

September 9, 2020

Keys to Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris) management include providing tall, dense grasslands with moderate forb coverage and minimizing disturbances during the breeding season. Sedge Wrens have been reported to use habitats with 30–166 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 8–80 cm visual obstruction reading, 15–75 percent grass cover, 3–78 percent forb cover, less than or equal to (≤) 15 percent shrub cover, less than (<) 35 percent bare ground, 10–30 percent litter cover, and ≤6 cm litter depth.

Publication Year 2020
Title The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
DOI 10.3133/pp1842V
Authors Jill A. Shaffer, Lawrence D. Igl, Douglas H. Johnson, Marriah L. Sondreal, Christopher M. Goldade, Barry D. Parkin, Travis L. Wooten, Betty R. Euliss
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Professional Paper
Series Number 1842
Index ID pp1842V
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center