Grassland bird densities in seral stages of mixed-grass prairie

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-357

  Fritcher, Shawn C ^a,b   Rumble, Mark A ^c   Flake, Lester D ^b  

^a Area Rsrc Specialist Rice Lake S   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Fort Pierre National Grassland; Range condition; South Dakota

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT;

FORT PIERRE NATIONAL GRASSLAND; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; ATHENE CUNICULARIA; AVES; BARTRAMIA LONGICAUDA; CALCARIUS ORNATUS; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; EREMOPHILA ALPESTRIS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; NASSELLA VIRIDULA; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; SPIZA AMERICANA; STRIGIFORMES; STURNELLA NEGLECTA;

EID: 16244362758     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2004)057[0351:gbdiss]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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