The Botteri's Sparrow and exotic Arizona grasslands: An ecological trap or habitat regained?

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 731-741

  Jones, Zach F ^a,b   Bock, Carl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botteri's Sparrow; Ecological trap; Exotic grasses; Habitat quality; Habitat structure; Livestock grazing; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

AIMOPHILA BOTTERII; AVES; ERAGROSTIS; PASSERIDAE; POACEAE; SACATON; SPOROBOLUS WRIGHTII;

EID: 28144443800     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7741.1     Document Type: Article

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