Effects of Grassland Restoration on Avian Assemblage Characteristics and Dickcissel Nesting Success in Texas

The prairies of North America have undergone substantial changes since European settlement in the 1800's, with some estimates suggesting that 96% of the tallgrass prairie has been converted. Multiple factors contributed to reduction in prairie, including: grazing, row-crop farming, depressed fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lituma, Christopher M.
Other Authors: Morrison, Michael L.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-633