ASSESSMENT OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM FIELDS WITHIN THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN

Populations of lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) have declined by more than 90%, due primarily to the conversion of sand-sage and mixed-grass prairie to agriculture, overgrazing by domestic livestock, juniper encroachment, and fossil-fuel development. Degradation of native habitats...

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Veröffentlicht in:Great Plains Research. - Center for Great Plains Studies. - 18(2008), 2, Seite 205-218
1. Verfasser: Ripper, Dana (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: McLachlan, Megan, Toombs, Theodore, VerCauteren, Tammy
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Great Plains Research
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Physical sciences Political science