Effects of prescribed burning and grazing on nesting and reproductive success of three grassland passerine species in tallgrass prairie

Studies in Avian Biology

Volumn , Issue 19, 1999, Pages 165-170

  Rohrbaugh Jr , Ronald W ^a   Reinking, Dan L ^a   Wolfe, Donald H ^a   Sherrod, Steve K ^a   Jenkins, M Alan ^a  

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Author keywords

Fire; Grazing; Nest success; Prescribed burning; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; SPIZA; SPIZA AMERICANA; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 0000283647     PISSN: 01979922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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