Mourning dove numbers on different seral communities in the Chihuahuan Desert
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Authors: L. Saiwana, J. L. Holechek, R. Valdez, and M. Cardenas
Date: 2001
Journal: Western North American Naturalist
Volume: 61
Number: 1
Pages: 50-56
Summary of Methods: Observations of mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) were similar in grassland, shrub-grass, and shrubland communities. Overall vegetative cover, including the main mourning dove food leatherleaf croton (Croton pottsii), was similar for mid-seral and late-seral study sites. This study suggests maintaining both mid-seral and late-seral stages for mourning dove food and cover.
Article Summary / Main Points: None
Vegetation Types:
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Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones Rangelands Wildlife
Article Review Type: Refereed
Article Type: Experimental Research
Keywords: zenaida macroura, leatherleaf croton, croton pottsii, mid-seral, late-seral, vegetative cover
Annotation: The CDRRC range had a stocking rate of 48-ha per animal unit, with an average utilization level of 30% of the key forage species; 45% was grazed yearlong and 55% was grazed under a best pasture system. The BLM range had a stocking rate of 67-ha per animal unit, with an average utilization level of 20-40% of current year's growth; yearlong grazing system.
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