Time-lagged variation in pond density and primary productivity affects duck nest survival in the Prairie Pothole Region

Ecological Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1061-1074

  Walker, Johann ^a   Rotella, Jay J ^b   Stephens, Scott E ^a,d   Lindberg, Mark S ^c   Ringelman, James K ^a   Hunter, Christine ^c   Smith, Aaron J ^a,e  

^a DUCKS UNLIMITED   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d Ducks Unlimited Canada   (Canada)

^e Equinox Analytics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Anatidae; Conservation planning; Demographic rates; Nest success; Predator prey; Resource pulses

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NEST STRUCTURE; POND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROBABILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVORSHIP; WETLAND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DUCK; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; NESTING; POND; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DUCKS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NORTH DAKOTA; PONDS; SOUTH DAKOTA; TIME FACTORS;

PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION;

EID: 84880159061     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1755.1     Document Type: Article

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