Habitat selection by mountain plovers in shortgrass steppe

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 297-304

  Augustine, David J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance regimes; Grassland; Grazing; Plague; Prescribed fire; Rangeland management; Resource selection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BREEDING SITE; CATTLE; COLONY; DISTURBANCE; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POPULATION DENSITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND; RESOURCE SELECTION; RODENT; STEPPE; WADER;

COLORADO; GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES; WELD COUNTY;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS MONTANUS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS;

EID: 79953245968     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.57     Document Type: Article

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