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1. Threshold responses of grassland and sagebrush birds to patterns of disturbance created by an ecosystem engineer

Author:
Duchardt, Courtney J.; Augustine, David J.; Beck, Jeffrey L.
Source:
Landscape ecology 2019 v.34 no.4 pp. 895-909
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
Wyoming,   etc   ; Artemisia; Charadrius montanus; Cynomys ludovicianus; Oreoscoptes montanus; Spizella breweri; birds; ecosystem engineers; fauna; grasslands; habitats; landscapes; mammals; plant communities; rangelands; shrublands;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... CONTEXT: Burrowing mammals play a role in rangeland disturbance worldwide, enhancing habitat for certain species while negatively affecting others. However, little is known concerning effects of disturbance spatial pattern on co-occuring fauna. In the North American Great Plains, colonial black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) may enhance habitat for one suite of birds while degrading ha ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-019-00813-y
CHORUS:
10.1007/s10980-019-00813-y