Effects of agricultural fragmentation on the bird community in sagebrush shrubsteppe

•Bird communities in sagebrush habitat were different when adjacent to agriculture.•Edge communities were characterized by generalist species and higher diversity.•Edge communities differed depending on adjacent crop type (orchard, vineyard).•Edge effects were due to local vegetation and presence of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agriculture, ecosystems & environment ecosystems & environment, 2016-05, Vol.223, p.278-288
Hauptverfasser:	Knight, Elly C., Mahony, Nancy A., Green, David J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural edges Bird Community ecology Edge effect Fragmentation Landscape Predator Sagebrush Scale
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