Replacing fossil with biomass-based sources of energy may help to reduce climate threats
to biodiversity. However, some geographic areas with high potential value for producing …

Abstract The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a primary tool for restoring grassland
in the United States, in part as wildlife habitat, which has benefited declining grassland bird …

The decline of early successional and open forests and their wildlife inhabitants has resulted
in increased efforts to understand and conserve these communities. Natural and …

Habitat management for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) should affect vital rates, but
direct linkages with survival are not well documented; therefore, we implemented an …

Abstract Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) fields may provide good habitat for nesting
and brood‐rearing ring‐necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) during early stages of …

Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations have experienced severe declines for
several decades, and declines have been particularly precipitous in the southern United …

Little is known about the impacts and effects of exotic, invasive grasses on wildlife in the
Southeast United States. We selected 3 species of exotic grasses common to the Southeast …

Grassland bird populations are sharply declining in North America. Changes in agricultural
practices during the past 50 years have been suggested as one of the major causes of this …

Alteration of Iowa, USA, landscapes for agricultural production has resulted in a loss of>
99% of the original prairie and> 95% of native wetlands. This conversion has included …

Abstract The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorized mid‐contract
management (MCM) in 2004 to restore and maintain plant species composition and …