Evidence for edge effects on multiple levels in tallgrass prairie

Condor

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 256-266

  Winter, Maiken ^a,c   Johnson, Douglas H ^b   Faaborg, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Dickcissel; Edge effect; Habitat fragmentation; Henslow's Sparrow; Mammal distribution; Nest success; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

AMMODRAMUS HENSLOWII; SPIZA AMERICANA;

EID: 0034082885     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369636     Document Type: Article

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