Songbird abundance in native and planted grassland varies with type and amount of grassland in the surrounding landscape

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 908-919

  Davis, Stephen K ^a   Fisher, Ryan J ^b   Skinner, Susan L ^a   Shaffer, Terry L ^c   Brigham, R Mark ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alberta; cropland conversion; grassland songbirds; habitat selection; landscape composition; mixed grass prairie; native grassland; planted grassland; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; SONGBIRD; SPECIALIST;

ALBERTA; CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84879558219     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.537     Document Type: Article

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