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Bird Communities and Biomass Yields in Potential Bioenergy Grasslands [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Demand for bioenergy is increasing, but the ecological consequences of bioenergy crop production on working lands remain unresolved. Corn is currently a dominant bioenergy crop, but perennial grasslands could produce renewable bioenergy resources and ...
Monica G. Turner, Carol L Williams
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Impacts of Tree Rows on Grassland Birds and Potential Nest Predators: A Removal Experiment [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 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
Kevin S Ellison +2 more
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Bird-Grassland Associations in Protected and Non-Protected Areas in Southern Brazil
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2017 Conversion of grasslands in other land uses is the main threat for grassland birds. We investigated habitat use by grassland birds in Permanent Preservation Areas surrounded by Eucalyptus plantation stands and non-protected grasslands (grazed native ...
Sandra Maria Hartz +2 more
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Journal of Field Ornithology, 2022 The decline and fragmentation of grasslands in recent years have stimulated efforts to preserve this ecosystem. However, even legally protected remnant grasslands are threatened by changes in the structure and composition of vegetation, which compromise ...
Lucilene Inês. Jacoboski +2 more
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Proximate and Landscape Factors Influence Grassland Bird Distributions
Ecological Applications, 2006 Ecologists increasingly recognize that birds can respond to features well beyond their normal areas of activity, but little is known about the relative importance of landscapes and proximate factors or about the scales of landscapes that influence bird distributions.
Mary Ann Cunningham
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Long-term trends in grassland bird relative abundance on focal grassland landscapes in Missouri.
PLoS ONE, 2023 North American grassland birds have widely declined over the past 50 years, largely due to anthropogenic-driven loss of native prairie habitat. In response to these declines, many conservation programs have been implemented to help secure wildlife ...
Alexander R Schindler +7 more
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Animals, 2021 Among the most rapidly declining birds in continental North America, grassland birds evolved with American bison (Bison bison) until bison nearly became extinct due to overhunting.
Rachel H. Kaplan +6 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Grasslands are among the most impacted ecosystems globally. In the midcontinent of North America, a > 80% loss of grasslands has made their conservation a major priority for resource managers.
Michael J. Anteau +5 more
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Direct Effects of Cattle on Grassland Birds in Canada [PDF]
Conservation Biology, 2014 Abstract Effects of grazing on grassland birds are generally thought to be indirect, through alteration of vegetation structure; however, livestock can also affect nest survival directly through trampling and other disturbances (e.g., livestock‐induced abandonment).
Bleho, Barbara I. +2 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Grassland bird communities are likely declining in all major grassland ecosystems globally due to habitat loss and modification, yet knowledge of the status of many tropical grassland bird communities is relatively poor.
Israt Jahan +4 more
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