We reviewed published literature to examine the effect of habitat fragmentation on avian
nesting success at three spatial scales (ie, edge, patch, and landscape scales). We …

Wildlife management in modern environments has to contend with an inheritance of faunal
and landscape changes caused by humans which affect the relationships between …

The widespread and ongoing declines of North American bird populations that have
affinities for grassland and grass‐shrub habitats (hereafter referred to as grassland birds) …

Habitat fragmentation has been implicated as a major cause of population decline in
grassland birds. We tested the hypothesis that a combination of area and shape determines …

A majority of empirical tests have failed to support the hypothesis that avian nest predation
increases near habitat edges. Of 54 study sites, 13 exhibited an edge effect in any test …

The response of rivers and riparian forests to upstream dams shows a regional pattern
related to physiographic and climatic factors that influence channel geometry. We carried out …

We tested how edges affect nest survival and predator distribution in a native tallgrass
prairie system in southwestern Missouri using artificial nests, natural nests of Dickcissels …

Vol. No. April evidence for area sensitivity in grassland birds?() What are the
historical explanations for area sensitivity?() What ecological processes could produce …

Abstract Sage-grouse (Centrocercus spp.) populations have declined dramatically
throughout the western United States since the 1960s. Increased gas and oil development …

In areas of human settlement, greenways and open-space land are often intended to serve
recreational purposes as well as provide wildlife habitat, but the compatibility of these goals …