Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Michael Baldwin Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Impact of Chinese tallow on wintering birds Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital tabular data Description: Abstract: Examining winter bird use of Chinese tallow woodlands and tallow fruit. Conducting winter point counts in paired forest patches of tallow-dominated woodlands and native riparian woodlands. Data collected will determine species richness and relative abundance of migratory birds utilizing those habitats. Another part of this project will examine the energy assimilation of tallow fruit compared to two species of native fruits via apparent metabolizable energy trials. Bird species used will include Yellow-rumped Warblers and American Robins. Purpose: Develop a greater understanding of the impacts Chinese tallow has had on migratory birds during the winter in Louisiana. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20011001 Ending_Date: Present Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In Work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Mermentau River Basin, Louisiana Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.129 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.06 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.565 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.937 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: point counts Theme_Keyword: apparent metabolizable energy Theme_Keyword: species richness Theme_Keyword: energy assimilation Theme_Keyword: abundance Theme_Keyword: winter Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Mermentau River Basin Place_Keyword: Louisiana Place_Keyword: Southwest Louisiana Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Taxonomic_Keywords: Triadica sebifera Taxonomic_Keywords: Sapium sebiferum Taxonomic_Keywords: Chinese tallow tree Taxonomic_Keywords: Yellow-rumped Warbler Taxonomic_Keywords: Dendroica coronata Taxonomic_Keywords: American Robin Taxonomic_Keywords: Turdus migratorius Taxonomic_System: Taxonomic_Procedures: keys and characteristics Taxonomic_Completeness: N/A Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia Applicable_Common_Name: animals Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves Applicable_Common_Name: birds Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Passeriformes Applicable_Common_Name: perching birds Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Parulidae Applicable_Common_Name: wood-warblers Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Dendrioca Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: coronata Applicable_Common_Name: Yellow-rumped Warbler Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Turdidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Turdus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: migratorius Applicable_Common_Name: American Robin Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae Applicable_Common_Name: plants Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Division Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliophyta Applicable_Common_Name: angiosperms Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliopsida Applicable_Common_Name: dicotyledons Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbiales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbiaceae Applicable_Common_Name: spurge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Triadica Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: sebifera Applicable_Common_Name: Chinese tallow tree Access_Constraints: Data is not available until all data has been collected and all relavant materials have been published. 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Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael Baldwin Contact_Organization: USGS, NWRC Contact_Position: Ecologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd. City: Lafayette State_or_Province: LA Postal_Code: 70506 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8572 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337-266-8513 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: michael_baldwin@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: SAS Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20020718 Metadata_Review_Date: 20020722 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Michael Baldwin Contact_Organization: USGS, NWRC Contact_Position: Ecologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd. City: Lafayette State_or_Province: LA Postal_Code: 70506 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8572 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337-266-8513 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: michael_baldwin@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Extensions: Profile_Name: Biological Data Profile of Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Use_Constraints: Acknowledgement of the National Wetlands Research Center as a metadata source would be appreciated in products developed from these data. 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