Disturbance regimes and mountain plover habitat in shortgrass steppe: Large herbivore grazing does not substitute for prairie dog grazing or fire

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 721-728

  Augustine, David J ^a   Derner, Justin D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

black tailed prairie dogs; Cynomys ludovicianus; ecosystem management; grassland birds; historical range of variation; livestock grazing; prescribed fire; rangeland management; spatial heterogeneity; vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

BARE SOIL; BIRD; CATTLE; COLONY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PATCHINESS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND; RODENT; STEPPE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

AVES; BOS; CHARADRIUS MONTANUS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS;

EID: 84860170500     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.334     Document Type: Article

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