A Comparison of Conservation Reserve Program Habitat Plantings with Respect to Arthropod Prey for Grassland Birds

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-301

  McIntyre, N E ^a   Thompson, T R ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ARTHROPOD; AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRASSLAND;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; AVES; BOTHRIOCHLOA ISCHAEMUM; BUCHLOE; BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES; COLEOPTERA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS CURVULA; GRYLLIDAE; ISCHAEMUM; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; POACEAE;

EID: 0142124122     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2003)150[0291:ACOCRP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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