Effects of conservation practices on bird nest density and survival in intensive agriculture

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 126-132

  Conover, Ross R ^a   Dinsmore, Stephen J ^a   Burger, L Wes ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Buffer; Conservation Reserve Program; Dickcissel; Nest survival; Red winged blackbird

Indexed keywords

ANT; BUFFER ZONE; GRASS; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; NATIVE SPECIES; NEST SITE; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RIPARIAN FOREST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; PANICUM VIRGATUM; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SPIZA; SPIZA AMERICANA;

EID: 79954630614     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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