Water levels, rapid vegetational changes, and the endangered Cape Sable seaside-sparrow
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Abstract
The legally endangered Cape Sable seaside-sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis) is restricted to short-hydroperiod, marl prairies within Florida's Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve. Marl prairies are typified by dense, mixed stands of graminoid species usually below 1 m in height, naturally inundated by freshwater for 3–7 months annually. Water levels affect the birds directly, by flooding their nests, and indirectly by altering the habitat on which they depend. Managed redistribution of water flows flooded nearly half of the sparrow's geographical range during several consecutive breeding seasons starting in 1993. Furthermore, these high water levels rapidly changed plant communities, so jeopardizing the sparrow's survival by reducing the availability of nesting habitat.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Water levels, rapid vegetational changes, and the endangered Cape Sable seaside-sparrow |
| Series title | Animal Conservation |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1469-1795.1998.tb00222.x |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Zoological Society of London |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 23 |
| Last page | 32 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park |
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