Range Science Information System (RSIS) - Montana State University Library

skip navigation

Your search for keyword(s) "eremophila alpestris" resulted in 1 record(s).

Title: Nongame bird communities on managed grasslands in North Dakota
Journal: Canadian Field Naturalist
Authors: R. B. Renken, and J. J. Dinsmore
Date: 1987
Summary: The unmanaged (idle) native prairie plots had the greatest number of species and more birds than grazed or alfalfa-wheatgrass plots. Bird species such as the dickcissel (Spiza americana) and sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus) were only found on alfalfa-wheatgrass plots. Horned larks (Eremophila alpestris) and chestnut-collared longspurs (Calcarius ornatus) were only found on grazed plots. Several other species were found at greater densities on these two habitat types as well. These species have b ...
Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Rangelands, Wildlife
View more details about this article