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Nesting Ecology of the Dickcissel (Spiza americana) on a Tallgrass Prairie Relict in North Central Texas

Eighty-three species of vascular plants were inventoried on the prairie relict during peak dickcissel nesting. Based on foliar cover and occurrence frequency, the five dominant plants were heath aster (Aster ericoides), eastern gammagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), sensitive briar (Schrankia roemeriana) and meadow dropseed (Sporobolus asper). Sixty-one percent of dickcissel nests were constructed on or immediately next to three plant species: eastern gammagrass, sensitive briar and green milkweed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278787
Date05 1900
CreatorsSteigman, Kenneth Lee
ContributorsFitzpatrick, Lloyd C., Zimmerman, Earl G., Beitinger, Thomas L., Dickson, Kenneth L., Stewart, Kenneth W., Thompson, Kenneth Neil
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatviii, 133 leaves: ill., maps, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Collin County
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Steigman, Kenneth Lee

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