Influence of recreational trails on breeding bird communities

Ecological Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 162-169

  Miller, Scott G ^a,c   Knight, Richard L ^a   Miller, Clinton K ^b,d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Department of Open Space ^*  (United States)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird communities; Brown headed Cowbird; Colorado; Edge effects; Molothrus ater; Nest parasitism; Nest predation; Recreation; Recreational trails

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; BREEDING BIRD; BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; RECREATIONAL;

BOULDER COUNTY; COLORADO; USA;

MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 0031929033     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1998)008[0162:IORTOB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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