Bird use and nesting in conventional, minimum-tillage, and organic cropland

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 644-655

  Lokemoen, John T ^a   Beiser, Julia A ^a,b  

^a National Biological Service   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bird populations; Birds; Farming practices; Minimum tillage; Nesting; No tillage; North Dakota; Organic

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030845748     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802172     Document Type: Article

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