Search Results - "BOCK, CARL E"
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Pleistocene Rewilding: An Optimistic Agenda for Twenty‐First Century Conservation
Published in The American naturalist (01-11-2006)“…Large vertebrates are strong interactors in food webs, yet they were lost from most ecosystems after the dispersal of modern humans from Africa and Eurasia. We…”
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Abundance and variety of birds associated with point sources of water in southwestern New Mexico, U. S. A
Published in Journal of arid environments (01-05-2015)“…Developed waters may improve arid landscapes for birds, but their efficacy requires further study. I counted birds along five 300-m transects originating at…”
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Alexander Cruz, 1941–2018
Published in The Auk (01-10-2018)“…An obituary for Alexander Cruz, fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU; now American Ornithological Society) who died on May 15, 2018, is presented…”
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Relationships between Species Richness, Evenness, and Abundance in a Southwestern Savanna
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-05-2007)“…Species richness and evenness are components of biological diversity that may or may not be correlated with one another and with patterns of species abundance…”
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Oasis Effect: Response Of Birds To Exurban Development In A Southwestern Savanna
Published in Ecological applications (01-07-2008)“…Ranches are being converted to exurban housing developments in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant but little-studied impacts on…”
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Effects of wildfire on riparian trees in southeastern Arizona
Published in The Southwestern naturalist (01-12-2014)“…We measured fire damage to 250 riparian trees in 2003–2004, and again in 2012–2013, in a southeastern Arizona grassland burned by wildfires in 2002, 2009, or…”
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Effects of bird predation on grasshopper densities in an Arizona grassland
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-10-1992)“…In a 4-yr field experiment, we tested the hypotheses that insectivorous birds (1) controlled densities of herbivorous grasshoppers in an ungrazed semiarid…”
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THE BOTTERI'S SPARROW AND EXOTIC ARIZONA GRASSLANDS: AN ECOLOGICAL TRAP OR HABITAT REGAINED?
Published in The Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.) (01-11-2005)“…The Botteri's Sparrow (Aimophila botterii) is a bird of tall grasslands that temporarily disappeared from Arizona following heavy livestock grazing in the…”
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Response of Rodents to Wildfire and Livestock Grazing in an Arizona Desert Grassland
Published in The American midland naturalist (01-07-2011)“…Livestock grazing and fire influence the composition of desert grassland communities, including their rodent populations. However, there have been few studies…”
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Rodent Communities in an Exurbanizing Southwestern Landscape (U.S.A.)
Published in Conservation biology (01-08-2006)“…Ranches are being converted to exurban housing developments in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant but little-studied impacts on…”
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Effects of Fire Frequency and Intensity on Velvet Mesquite in an Arizona Grassland
Published in Rangeland ecology & management (01-09-2007)“…Increases of velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina Woot.) in southwestern grasslands might have been caused by livestock consumption of fuels that once burned…”
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Habitat associations and population trends of two hawks in an urbanizing grassland region in Colorado
Published in Landscape ecology (01-05-2005)“…Despite increasing interest in the ecological effects of urbanization, relatively little is known about its effects in grasslands. We examined population…”
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Butterflies and exurban development in southeastern Arizona
Published in Landscape and urban planning (28-03-2007)“…Ranches are being converted to exurban housing developments in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant impacts on biological diversity. We…”
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Grasshopper Abundance in an Arizona Rangeland Undergoing Exurban Development
Published in Rangeland ecology & management (01-11-2006)“…Housing developments are replacing ranches in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant but little-studied ecological effects. We counted…”
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CONSERVATION OF GRASSLAND BIRDS IN AN URBANIZING LANDSCAPE: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Published in The Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.) (01-08-2002)“…Landscape alterations resulting from urban expansion are among those factors negatively impacting Great Plains grassland birds. The City and County of Boulder,…”
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Patterns of Rodent Abundance on Open-Space Grasslands in Relation to Suburban Edges
Published in Conservation biology (01-12-2002)“…Relatively little is known about the response of grassland rodent populations to urban and suburban edges. We live-trapped rodents for three summers on 65…”
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ABUNDANCE OF COTTONTAILS (SYLVILAGUS) IN AN EXURBANIZING SOUTHWESTERN SAVANNA
Published in The Southwestern naturalist (01-09-2006)“…Ranches are being converted to low-density exurban housing developments in the Southwest, with potentially significant but little studied impacts on biological…”
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Rodent Communities in a Grazed and Ungrazed Arizona Grassland, and a Model of Habitat Relationships Among Rodents in Southwestern Grass/Shrublands
Published in The American midland naturalist (01-04-2003)“…We live-trapped rodents in 2000–2001 at eight sites on a 3160 ha grassland and mesquite-oak savanna in southeastern Arizona that had been ungrazed since 1968,…”
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Effects of Fire Frequency and Intensity on Velvet Mesquite in an Arizona Grassland
Published in Rangeland ecology & management (01-09-2007)“…Increases of velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina Woot.) in southwestern grasslands might have been caused by livestock consumption of fuels that once burned…”
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