Wildlife Habitat Quality (Sward Structure and Ground Cover) Response of Mixed Native Warm-Season Grasses to Harvesting

Wildlife Habitat Quality (Sward Structure and Ground Cover) Response of Mixed Native Warm-Season Grasses to Harvesting

Agricultural intensification in America has replaced native warm-season grasses (NWSG) with introduced forages causing wildlife habitat loss and population declines for the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and similar ground-nesting birds. Reintroducing NWSGs onto managed grasslands to revers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vitalis W. Temu, Brian S. Baldwin, K. Raja Reddy, Samuel Riffell, Loren W. Burger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Environments
Subjects:
native grass
harvest
habitat quality
nesting cover
grassland birds
sward height
bobwhite
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/1/1/75

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