NEST SURVIVAL RELATIVE TO PATCH SIZE IN A HIGHLY FRAGMENTED SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE

@inproceedings{Skagen2005NESTSR,
  title={NEST SURVIVAL RELATIVE TO PATCH SIZE IN A HIGHLY FRAGMENTED SHORTGRASS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE},
  author={Susan K. Skagen and Amy A. Yackel Adams and Rodney D. Adams},
  year={2005}
}
Abstract Understanding the influences of habitat fragmentation on vertebrate populations is essential for the protection and ecological restoration of strategic sites for native species. We examined the effects of prairie fragmentation on avian reproductive success using artificial and natural nests on 26 randomly selected, privately owned patches of shortgrass prairie ranging in size from 7 to 454 ha within a cropland matrix in Washington County, Colorado, summer 2000. Survival trends of… 
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