Avian community response to grazing intensity on monoculture and mixed florida pastures

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-222

  Willcox, Emma V ^a   Tanner, George W ^a   Giuliano, William M ^a   McSorley, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

abundance; avianhabitat relationships; biodiversity; guild; heterogeneity; migratory birds; vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; GRAZING PRESSURE; GUILD; HETEROGENEITY; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MONOCULTURE; PASTURE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954546656     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00092.1     Document Type: Article

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