Interactions between ecological disturbances: burning and grazing and their effects on songbird communities in northern mixed-grass prairies
Historically, North American prairies were strongly influenced by two natural disturbances, fire and grazing, and their interaction. However, the frequency and size of fires has been greatly altered over time, while native ungulates have been replaced by livestock; this may have had strong ecologica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Avian Conservation and Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ace-eco.org/vol9/iss2/art5/ |