The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus)
September 6, 2019
The key to Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) management is maintaining sparsely vegetated grasslands. Grasslands can be made suitable for breeding Mountain Plovers by preserving large prairie dog (Cynomys species) towns, conducting prescribed burns, or implementing heavy grazing in some situations. Mountain Plovers have been reported to use habitats with 2–38 centimeters average vegetation height, 14–87 percent grass cover, 2–14 percent forb cover, 4–55 percent shrub cover, 9–72 percent bare ground, 2 percent litter cover, and 4–6 cm litter depth.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2019 |
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Title | The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) |
DOI | 10.3133/pp1842E |
Authors | Jill A. Shaffer, Lawrence D. Igl, Douglas H. Johnson, Marriah L. Sondreal, Christopher M. Goldade, Melvin P. Nenneman, Travis L. Wooten, Betty R. Euliss |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Professional Paper |
Series Number | 1842 |
Index ID | pp1842E |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |