Land use and vegetation associated with greater prairie-chicken leks in an agricultural landscape

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 278-286

  Niemuth, Neal D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; GIS; Grassland bird; Grazing; Greater prairie chicken; Habitat selection; Land use; Landscape; Lek; Scale; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT LOSS; LAND USE; LEK; POPULATION DECLINE;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO;

EID: 0033964214     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803000     Document Type: Article

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