The effect of vegetation structure on predation of artificial Greater Sage-Grouse nests

Ecoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 314-319

  Watters, Megan E ^a   McLash, Tammy L ^a   Aldridge, Cameron L ^a   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Artificial nests; Centrocercus urophasianus; Conservation; Endangered species; Greater Sage Grouse; Ground squirrel; Nest predation; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; BIRD; NEST; PREDATION; VEGETATION COVER;

CANADA;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; AVES; CENTROCERCUS; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; CORVIDA; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; POACEAE; SALVIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; TAXUS;

EID: 0036385130     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2002.11682718     Document Type: Article

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