Monitoring golden-cheeked warblers on private lands in Texas

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-147

  Collier, Bret A ^a   Morrison, Michael L ^a   Farrell, Shannon L ^a   Campomizzi, Andrew J ^a   Butcher, Jerrod A ^a   Hays, K Brian ^a   MacKenzie, Darryl I ^b   Wilkins, R Neal ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Proteus Wildlife Research Consultants   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breeding range; Dendroica chrysoparia; Fragmentation; Golden cheeked warbler; Habitat loss; Patch area; Patch occupancy; Recovery Credit System

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BREEDING SITE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM; PATCH SIZE; PRIVATE LAND; SONGBIRD;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA;

EID: 73449147974     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-551     Document Type: Article

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