Remaining large grasslands may not be sufficient to prevent grassland bird declines

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3152-3167

  With, Kimberly A ^a   King, Anthony W ^b   Jensen, William E ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grazing effects; Habitat degradation; Land management; Migratory songbirds; Population viability; Prescribed burning; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND; SONGBIRD;

FLINT HILLS; KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES; BOS; PASSERI; SPIZA; SPIZA AMERICANA; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 54949114635     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.09.025     Document Type: Article

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