Impacts of tree rows on grassland birds and potential nest predators: a removal experiment.

Globally, grasslands and the wildlife that inhabit them are widely imperiled. Encroachment by shrubs and trees has widely impacted grasslands in the past 150 years. In North America, most grassland birds avoid nesting near woody vegetation. Because woody vegetation fragments grasslands and potential...

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Main Authors: Kevin S Ellison, Christine A Ribic, David W Sample, Megan J Fawcett, John D Dadisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3614982?pdf=render