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The Bird That Needs Fire: What Bachman's Sparrow Can Teach Us About Restoration

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Bachman's Sparrow populations are being used as indicators of successful longleaf pine forest restoration in the Southeast, with documented doubling of sparrow densities following prescribed fire management and habitat improvements.

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