Duck nest survival in the Missouri Coteau of North Dakota: Landscape effects at multiple spatial scales

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2137-2149

  Stephens, Scott E ^a,c   Rotella, Jay J ^a   Lindberg, Mark S ^b   Taper, Mark L ^a   Ringelman, James K ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c Ducks Unlimited Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas spp.; Duck populations; Fragmentation; Grassland habitat; Information theoretic model choice; Landscape characteristics; Missouri Coteau; Mixed models; Multiple spatial scales; Nest survival; North Dakota; Prairie Pothole Region

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; NESTING SUCCESS; PREDATION RISK; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

NORTH AMERICA; PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION;

ANAS; AYTHYA;

EID: 30944438665     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1162     Document Type: Article

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