Geographical patterns in openland cover and hayfield mowing in the Upper Great Lakes region: Implications for grassland bird conservation

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-323

  Corace III, R Gregory ^a   Flaspohler, David J ^b   Shartell, Lindsey M ^b  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobolink; Conservation planning; Grassland birds; Hayfields; Michigan; Midwest; Minnesota; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; LAND USE; MOWING; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MICHIGAN; MIDWEST; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES; DOLICHONYX; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 60449092602     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9306-8     Document Type: Article

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