Increasing off-site water yield and grassland bird habitat in Texas through brush treatment practices

Ecological Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-484

  Olenick, Keith L ^a   Wilkins, R Neal ^b   Conner, J Richard ^b  

^a Plateau Land and Wildlife Management   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brush management; Cost sharing; Decision making; Grassland birds; Water yield

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DECISION MAKING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; VEGETATION COVER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS ASHEI; JUNIPERUS PINCHOTII; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 5144235234     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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