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Economically targeting conservation practices to optimize conservation and net revenue using precision agriculture tools by Meng, Nick, McConnell, Mark D., Wes Burger, L.

“…Federal conservation programs can target conservation assistance to the most vulnerable lands by stimulating the adoption of innovative technology including…”
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Assessing Multiregion Avian Benefits from Strategically Targeted Agricultural Buffers by EVANS, KRISTINE O, BURGER, L. WES, JR, RIFFELL, SAM, SMITH, MARK D

“…Mounting evidence of wildlife population gains from targeted conservation practices has prompted the need to develop and evaluate practices that are integrated…”
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Airports offer unrealized potential for alternative energy production by DeVault, Travis L, Belant, Jerrold L, Blackwell, Bradley F, Martin, James A, Schmidt, Jason A, Burger, L. Wes Jr, Patterson, James W. Jr

“…Scaling up for alternative energy such as solar, wind, and biofuel raises a number of environmental issues, notably changes in land use and adverse effects on…”
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Migratory Movements and Home Ranges of Geographically Distinct Wintering Populations of a Soaring Bird by Ogawa, Ryo, Davis, J. Brian, King, D. Tommy, Burger, L. Wes, Strickland, Bronson K, Sovada, Marsha A, Wang, Guiming, Cunningham, Fred L

“…Migratory soaring birds exhibit spatiotemporal variation in their circannual movements. Nevertheless, it remains uncertain how different winter environments…”
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Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on northern bobwhite and grassland birds by Riffell, Sam, Scognamillo, Daniel, Burger, L. Wes

“…The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has converted just over 36 million acres of cropland into potential wildlife habitat, primarily grassland. Thus, the CRP…”
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Effect of plant community composition on plant response to fire and herbicide treatments by Iglay, Raymond B., Leopold, Bruce D., Miller, Darren A., Wes Burger, L.

“…Vegetation management, using prescribed fire and herbicides, is used in forestry applications to reduce competition with desired species, improve wildlife…”
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Evaluating butterflies as surrogates for birds and plants in semi-natural grassland buffers by Dollar, Jolie G, Riffell, Sam, Adams, Heidi L, Wes Burger, L. Jr

“…Semi-natural grasslands can support diverse faunal and floral communities, including grassland birds, beneficial insects, and native wildflowers. Monitoring…”
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Deer Carrying Capacity in Mid-Rotation Pine Plantations of Mississippi by IGLAY, RAYMOND B., JONES, PHILLIP D., MILLER, DARREN A., DEMARAIS, STEPHEN, LEOPOLD, BRUCE D., BURGER, L. WES

“…Herbicides, commonly used for vegetation management in intensively managed pine (Pinus spp.) forests of the southeastern United States, with and without fire,…”
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Provisioning of Nestling Dickcissels in Native Warm-Season Grass Field Buffers by Mitchell, Kristina L., Riffell, Samuel K., Burger, L. Wes, Vilella, Francisco J.

“…We used video cameras in 2008–2009 to record provisioning activities at Dickcissel (Spiza americana) nests in and around Conservation Reserve Program field…”
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Breeding Bird Response to Field Border Presence and Width by Conover, Ross R., Burger, L. Wes, Linder, Eric T.

“…Avian communities can benefit from reconstructed herbaceous, strip habitats among agriculture; however, any benefits may be limited by width-dependent factors…”
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Effects of Set-aside Conservation Practices on Bird Community Structure within an Intensive Agricultural Landscape by Conover, Ross R, Dinsmore, Stephen J, Burger, L. Wes

“…Creating and restoring patches of noncrop early-succession vegetation within agricultural landscapes may mitigate grassland bird population declines caused by…”
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Effects of Measuring Nestling Condition on Nest Success in the Dickcissel (Spiza americana) by Adrian P. Monroe, James A. Martin, Samuel K. Riffell, L. Wes Burger Jr

“…Handling songbird nestlings is often necessary to investigate a variety of basic and applied research questions, but this may also introduce observer effects…”
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Converting exotic forages to native warm-season grass can increase avian productivity in beef production systems by Monroe, Adrian P., Chandler, Richard B., Burger, L. Wes, Martin, James A.

“…•We compared dickcissel productivity in native and exotic grass pastures.•Dickcissels responded positively to tall structure of non-grazed native…”
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Bayesian integrated species distribution models for hierarchical resource selection by a soaring bird by Ogawa, Ryo, Wang, Guiming, Burger, L. Wes, Strickland, Bronson K., Davis, J. Brian, Cunningham, Fred L.

“…Migratory birds exhibit seasonal geographic range (hereafter, range) dynamics during the annual cycle. Few studies have examined how migratory birds select…”
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Pasture-scale vegetation predicts Dickcissel nest-site selection and success in native and exotic grass pastures by Monroe, Adrian P, Burger, L. Wes, Martin, James A

“…Exotic grasses such as bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) and tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus) are widely established across the southeastern United States…”
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Factors influencing Northern Bobwhite recruitment, with implications for population growth by McConnell, Mark D, Monroe, Adrian P, Chandler, Richard, Palmer, William E, Wellendorf, Shane D, Burger, L. Wes, Martin, James A

“…Understanding and quantifying demographic parameters that influence population growth is necessary to effectively maintain population persistence in the…”
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Fire Ant Response to Management of Native Grass Conservation Buffers by Hale, Sarah L, Riffell, Sam, Burger, L. Wes, Adams, Heidi L, Dollar, Jolie G

“…Native grass conservation buffers established for grassland birds require periodic disturbance, but disturbance of vegetation and soil may increase abundance…”
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Effects of Landscape Composition and Structure on Core Use Areas of Raccoons (Procyon Lotor) in a Prairie Landscape by CHAMBERLAIN, MICHAEL J, AUSTIN, JAMES, LEOPOLD, BRUCE D, BURGER, L. WES

“…Raccoons are habitat generalists, existing in a variety of landscapes. Although known to inhabit prairie landscapes, few studies have examined habitat…”
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Habitat Use by Cottontail Rabbits across Multiple Spatial Scales in Mississippi by Bond, Bobby T., Burger, L. Wes, Leopold, Bruce D., Jones, Jeanne C., Godwin, K. David

“…Relative importance of different land-cover types is often inferred from studies of habitat selection in the context of availability. From 1 February 1997 to…”
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Effects of Landscape Composition on Winter Survival of Northern Bobwhites by Seckinger, Eric M, Burger, L. Wes, Whittington, Rachel, Houston, Allan, Carlisle, Rick

“…In a manipulative experiment, we tested effects of select elements of landscape structure and composition on winter survival of northern bobwhites (Colinus…”
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