How increasing levels of private land enrollment in conservation agreements affect the population viability of grassland birds

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2343-2357

  Seigel, Alison B ^a   Lockwood, Julie L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammodramus savannarum; Conservation incentive programs; Grasshopper sparrow; Grassland birds; Grassland management; Metapopulation; Population viability analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BREEDING SEASON; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXTINCTION RISK; GRASSLAND; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HAY; INCENTIVE; LANDOWNER; METAPOPULATION; PASSERINE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PRIVATE LAND; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES;

EID: 77954031009     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9837-6     Document Type: Article

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