Landscape patterns of avian habitat use and nest success are affected by chronic gas well compressor noise

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1269-1280

  Francis, Clinton D ^a,c   Paritsis, Juan ^a   Ortega, Catherine P ^b   Cruz, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic noise; Natural gas well compressor; Nest success; Occupancy patterns; Soundscape

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; GAS WELL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MITIGATION; NATURAL GAS; NEST SITE; NOISE POLLUTION; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

APHELOCOMA; APHELOCOMA CALIFORNICA; AVES; EMPIDONAX WRIGHTII;

EID: 80054112331     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9609-z     Document Type: Article

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