Ducks and passerines nesting in northern mixed-grass prairie treated with fire

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-376

  Grant, Todd A ^a   Shaffer, Terry L ^b   Madden, Elizabeth M ^c,d   Berkey, Gordon B ^c,d  

^a Souris River Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c J Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Duck; Fire effects; Grassland bird; Mixed grass prairie; Nest density; Nesting; North Dakota; Prescribed fire

Indexed keywords

FIRE HISTORY; GROWING SEASON; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NESTING; POPULATION DENSITY; PRAIRIE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

AMMODRAMUS SANDWICHENSIS; ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS DISCORS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS STREPERA; AVES; DOLICHONYX; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; PASSERIFORMES; SPIZELLA PALLIDA;

EID: 84856277319     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.65     Document Type: Review

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