Research Article

Breeding Bird Relationships to Landscape Metrics in Coastal Plain Georgia

Table 1

Avian models with AICc value for modeling routes, prediction rate for validation routes, and 𝑐 statistic for all selected partial Breeding Bird Survey routes in Coastal Plain Georgia during 1995–1999.

SpeciesBuffer (km)Best model(s)abAICcPrediction ratec Statistic

Acadian flycatcher2(+) HH-COHESION (−) CL-ED (+) MF-AREA37.7411/150.84
Blue jay4(−) HH-COHESION (−) CL-IJI (+) PH-ED (−) SH-ED32.5511/150.92
Brown-headed cowbird4(−) HH-ED (−) PH-AREA (+) LP-ED (−) LP-COHESION41.5111/150.83
Downy woodpecker4(+) CL-AREA (+) PH-ED (−) MF-IJI (+) SH-IJI35.0412/150.88
Field sparrow0.5(+) HW-IJI (−) CL-IJI (−) PH-ED (+) SH-IJI32.5312/150.93
Field sparrow0.5(+) HW-IJI (−) CL-IJI (+) SH-CORE (+) SH-IJI33.0412/150.91
Field sparrow0.5(+) HW-IJI (+) HH-IJI (−) CL-IJI (+) SH-CORE33.6012/150.89
Field sparrow0.5(+) HW-IJI (−) CL-IJI (−) PH-ED (+) SH-CORE33.8712/150.91
Northern parula0.5(+) HH-ED (+) MF-AREA (−) SH-IJI38.1811/150.87
Northern parula1(+) HH-ED (+) CL-AREA (+) MF-AREA40.6712/150.86
Northern parula2(−) HW-AREA (+) HH-ED (+) CL-AREA (+) MF-AREA34.2913/150.91
Northern parula2(+) HH-ED (−) HH-AREA (+) CL-AREA (+) MF-AREA36.2413/150.91
Orchard oriole1(−) HW-IJI (+) HH-AREA (+) PH-ED (+) LP-CORE29.1512/150.88
Orchard oriole4(+) HH-ED (−) CL-IJI (+) PH-ED (+) PH-IJI38.2312/150.87
Pine warbler1(−) HH-IJI (−) HH-COHESION (−) MF-IJI (+) SH-IJI42.4511/150.83
Prairie warbler0.5(+) HH-AREA (−) MF-IJI (+) SH-ED25.3112/150.82
Red-bellied woodpecker4(−) CL-IJI (+) MF-IJI (+) LP-ED45.7612/150.80
Summer tanager1(−) CL-COHESION (+) PH-ED (+) LP-AREA (−) SH-IJI40.9911/150.86
Summer tanager2(−) HH-IJI (+) PH-ED (+) LP-AREA (−) LP-IJI33.5211/150.92

aHW: hardwood forests; HH: hydric hardwoods; CL: clearcuts; PH: pasture/hay; MF: mixed forest; MP: managed pine; LP: longleaf pine; SH: shrub.
bAREA: mean patch area; COHESION: connectivity; CORE: mean core area; ED: edge length density; IJI: class type intermixing.