Influence of woody vegetation on grassland birds within reclaimed surface mines

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 646-654

  Graves, Bret M ^a   Rodewald, Amanda D ^a   Hull, Scott D ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MINE; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; RECLAIMED LAND; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODY PLANT;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES; DOLICHONYX; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; PASSERIDAE; SPIZA; SPIZA AMERICANA; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 78649383550     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/09-101.1     Document Type: Article

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