Effects of hay cropping on invertebrate biomass and the breeding ecology of Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 700-710

  Zalik, Nathan J ^a   Strong, Allan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult compensation; Agriculture; Food availability; Food limitation; Hay fields; Passerculus sandwichensis; Savannah Sparrow

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLUTCH SIZE; CROPPING PRACTICE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD LIMITATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HARVESTING; HAY; INVERTEBRATE; NESTLING; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS;

EID: 67650077693     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.07106     Document Type: Article

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