Effects of burning and discing Conservation Reserve Program fields to improve habitat quality for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 344-353

  Greenfield, Kirk C ^a   Chamberlain, Michael J ^b   Burger Jr , L Wes ^a   Kurzejeski, Eric W ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HABITAT QUALITY; NATURE RESERVE; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

(SOUTHEAST); UNITED STATES;

COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0242500777     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2003)149[0344:EOBADC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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