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The Role of Grazing and Weather in Nest Predator-Prey Dynamics and Reproductive Success of Sagebrush-obligate Songbirds

Creator:

Schroeder, Vanessa M.

Abstract:

Livestock grazing occurs worldwide, spanning over 25% of land globally. Effective conservation of biodiversity relies upon understanding the interactions of agricultural management practices and increasingly variable weather associated with climate change. I evaluated grazing, weather and predator-prey interactions within a grazing experiment in the sagebrush ecosystem of southeastern Oregon. I...

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Masters Thesis

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: ________________________________________________________________ Jonathan B. Dinkins, W. Douglas Robinson Livestock grazing occurs worldwide, spanning