Planting trees in prairie landscapes: Do the ecological costs outweigh the benefits?

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-260

  Kelsey, Kyle W ^a,d   Naugle, David E ^b   Higgins, Kenneth F ^a,e   Bakker, Kristel K ^c  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d United States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^e FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian diversity; Grassland birds; Native prairie; Riparian woodlands; Tree plantings

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE; PRAIRIE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; TREE PLANTING;

AVES;

EID: 33746601105     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2006)26[254:PTIPLD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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