Contrast in edge vegetation structure modifies the predation risk of natural ground nests in an agricultural landscape.

Nest predation risk generally increases nearer forest-field edges in agricultural landscapes. However, few studies test whether differences in edge contrast (i.e. hard versus soft edges based on vegetation structure and height) affect edge-related predation patterns and if such patterns are related...

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Main Authors: Nicole A Schneider, Matthew Low, Debora Arlt, Tomas Pärt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3283633?pdf=render