Predicting greater prairie-chicken nest success from vegetation and landscape characteristics

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 314-321

  Mckee, Gwen ^a,c   Ryan, Mark R ^a   Mechlin, Larry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Greater prairie chicken; Landscape; Missouri; Nest success; Prairie management; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NESTING SUCCESS; PRAIRIE; VEGETATION COVER;

MISSOURI; USA;

CUPIDO; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; TYMPANUCHUS; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO PINNATUS;

EID: 0031956411     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802294     Document Type: Article

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