Date of Award

January 2014

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Biology

First Advisor

Brett Goodwin

Abstract

Grassland songbirds are experiencing significant population declines due to habitat loss and degradation. This study investigated the relationship between landscape-level patterns and prairie-level patterns in presence/absence, richness, and diversity for seven individual species, the total grassland songbird community, and three community subgroups. Overall, grassland songbirds did respond to landscape-level variables, although the strength of the relationship and the variables involved differed by species and functional group.

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