Effects of prescribed fire on depredation rates of natural and artificial seaside sparrow nests

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 770-777

  Almario, Barbara S ^a,d   Marra, Peter P ^b,e   Gates, J Edward ^a   Mitchell, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^d FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SHRUB; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 72649093925     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/07-095.1     Document Type: Article

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