The influences of forest edges on songbird populations in eastern forests of North America
Your paper should examine the positive and negative influences that forest edge has on songbirds in forests of eastern North America. Your paper should include implications to nesting ecology of the birds, and should touch on issues dealing with nest parasitism and nest predation. If you choose, you may also include a discussion on the influences of forest edges on composition of songbird communities. Your paper should consider implications to the conservation of songbird populations.
Your paper should cite the following papers and a minimum of 5 others:
Lichstein, J. W., and T. R. Simons. 2002. Landscape effects on breeding songbird abundance in managed forests. Ecological Applications 12:836-857.
Mancke, R. G., and T. A. Gavin. 2000. Breeding bird density in woodlots: Effects of depth and buildings at the edges. Ecological Applications 10:598-611.
Manolis, J. C., D. E. Andersen, and F. J. Cuthbert. 2002. Edge effect on nesting success of ground nesting birds near regenerating clearcuts in a forest-dominated landscape. Auk 119:955-970.