Grassland birds and rotational-grazing in the northeast: Breeding ecology, survival and management opportunities

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 715-720

  Perlut, Noah G ^a   Strong, Allan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

apparent survival; bobolink; dolichonyx oryzivorus; grassland birds; northeastern United States; Passerculus sandwichensis; pasture management; reproduction; rotational grazing; savannah sparrow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT LOSS; PASSERINE; PASTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RUMINANT; SAVANNA; SURVEY; SURVIVAL; TRAMPLING; VEGETATION COVER;

UNITED STATES;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; AVES; DOLICHONYX; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS;

EID: 79955886932     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.81     Document Type: Article

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