Effects of a habitat-altering invader on nesting sparrows: An ecological trap?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 565-575

  Nordby, J Cully ^a,b   Cohen, Andrew N ^c   Beissinger, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alameda song sparrow; Behavior; Ecological trap; Exotic species invasions; Invasive cordgrass; Melospiza melodia; Nest success; Spartina alterniflora; Tidal salt marsh

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOODING; GRASS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARSH; NATIVE SPECIES; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; SALTMARSH; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA PUSILLULA; PASSERIDAE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 59849102732     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9271-9     Document Type: Article

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