Effects of Climate and Exurban Development on Nest Predation and Predator Presence in the southern Appalachian Mountains (U.S.A.)

Conservation Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 679-688

  Lumpkin, Heather A ^a   Pearson, Scott M ^b   Turner, Monica G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MARS HILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Blue Ridge Mountains; Clay eggs; Elevation; Land use; Motion triggered cameras; Track plates

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL NEST; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CARNIVORE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EGG; LAND USE CHANGE; MAMMAL; NEST PREDATION; POPULATION DECLINE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

APPALACHIANS; BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CORVIDA; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; EXCALFACTORIA; FELIS CATUS; PHASIANIDAE; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; TAMIAS; TAMIAS STRIATUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84864018677     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01851.x     Document Type: Article

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