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The project combines extensive bird surveys and intensive monitoring of the nests of several bird species. One of the species to be monitored is the Pileated Woodpecker, which nests in large dead or dying trees and forages in dead wood such as snags, stumps and fallen dead trees.

Dr. Marc-André Villard, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Landscape Conservation at the Université de Moncton, which is responsible for the research project, pointed out that the study is based on a methodology that may inspire future biodiversity research in other Canadian forests. “The findings will contribute to national and international discussions on biodiversity research, forest certification, policy development and forest legislation,” Dr. Villard said.