Keywords:
Birds -- Conservation -- America.
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Birds -- Migration -- America.
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Birds -- Ecology -- America.
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Birds -- Habitat -- America.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (506 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780195359176
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=430449
DDC:
598.252/5/097
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Importance of Knowledge and its Application in Neotropical Migratory Birds -- PART I: POPULATION TRENDS -- 1 Population Trends from the North American Breeding Bird Survey -- 2 The Strength of Inferences about Causes of Trends in Populations -- PART II: TEMPORAL PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION LIMITATION AND HABITAT USE -- 3 When and How are Populations Limited? The Roles of Insect Outbreaks, Fire, and Other Natural Perturbations -- 4 Summer versus Winter Limitation of Populations: What are the Issues and What is the Evidence? -- 5 Habitat Requirements During Migration: Important Link in Conservation -- 6 Habitat Use and Conservation in the Neotropics -- PART III: FOREST MANAGEMENT -- 7 Impacts of Silviculture: Overview and Management Recommendations -- 8 Effects of Silvicultural Treatments in the Rocky Mountains -- 9 Silviculture in Central and Southeastern Oak Pine Forests -- PART IV: GENERAL HUMAN EFFECTS -- 10 Effects of Agricultural Practices and Farmland Structures -- 11 An Assessment of Potential Hazards of Pesticides and Environmental Contaminants -- 12 Livestock Grazing Effects in Western North America -- PART V: SCALE PERSPECTIVES -- 13 Habitat Fragmentation in the Temperate Zone -- 14 A Landscape Ecology Perspective for Research, Conservation, and Management -- 15 Ecology and Behavior of Cowbirds and their Impact on Host Populations -- 16 Single-Species versus Multiple-Species Approaches for Management -- 17 Summary: Model Organisms for Advancing Understanding of Ecology and Land Management -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W.
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