Avian foraging patterns in crop field edges adjacent to woody habitat

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Puckett, Heidi L ^a   Brandle, James R ^a   Johnson, Ron J ^a   Blankenship, Erin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Birds; Functional edge; Woody edge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIRD; EDGE EFFECT; FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; WOODY PLANT;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA;

EID: 61849174138     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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