Factors associated with grassland bird species richness: The relative roles of grassland area, landscape structure, and prey

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 569-583

  Hamer, Tammy L ^a   Flather, Curtis H ^b   Noon, Barry R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AIC model selection; Eastern Wyoming; Grasshopper; Habitat amount; Habitat configuration; Mark recapture; Matrix effects; Orthoptera; Richness estimation; Thematic mapper

Indexed keywords

BIRD; GRASSHOPPER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRAIRIE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

AVES;

EID: 33746913512     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-005-2167-5     Document Type: Article

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