Changes in bird populations on Canadian grasslands

Studies in Avian Biology

Volumn , Issue 19, 1999, Pages 87-94

  Houston, C Stuart ^a   Schmutz, Josef K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agriculture; Alberta; Canadian prairies; Grassland birds; Manitoba; Presettlement; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITRINAE; AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; ANTHUS SPRAGUEII; ASIO FLAMMEUS; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; AVES; BUTEO REGALIS; BUTEO SWAINSONI; CANIDAE; CARETTA CARETTA; CHARADRIUS VOCIFERUS; CIRCUS CYANEUS; LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS; RAPTORES; SCIURIDAE; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII; STRIGIFORMES; STURNELLA NEGLECTA; VULPES FULVA; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0003188746     PISSN: 01979922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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