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| What are 6 things grassland birds use grasslands for? |
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| Courtship, Nesting, Foraging, Rearing young, roosting, loafing |
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| What are the 3 birds that require the most grassland space? |
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| Northern harrier, upland sandpiper, short eared owl |
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| What is grassland community 1? |
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Definition
| Cultivated agricultural habitats before crop canopy development |
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| What is in grassland bird community 1? |
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Definition
| Horned lark, killdeer, vesper sparrow |
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| What is grassland bird community 2? |
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Definition
| Uncultivated habitats with short, sparse vegetation, lots of bare soil, and some shrub cover |
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| What is in grassland bird community 2? |
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| Vesper sparrows, grasshopper sparrows, field sparrow, lark sparrow |
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| What is grassland bird community 3? |
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Definition
| Habitats with medium vegetation height, such as hayfields, and lightly grazed pastures |
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| What is in grassland community 3? |
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| Savannah sparrow, bobolink, dickcissel, red winged blackbird, eastern meadowlark |
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| What is grassland bird community 4? |
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Definition
| Tall, dense vegetation characteristic of sedge meadows and warm season grasslands. |
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| What is in graassland bird community 4? |
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| sedge wren, common yellowthroat, red winged blackbird, henslow's sparrow |
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| How big is the minimum size for grasslands? |
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| What size and amount should woody cover be kept at? |
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Definition
| Woody cover over three feet tall should be kept to a maximum of 5% |
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| What is used to measure high density vegetation? |
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| What is a robel pole and how do you use it? |
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Definition
Marked in 5-cm increments
An observer views the pole from a distance of 4 meters and from the top of a second pole 1 meter tall.
The lowest visible part of the marked pole is recorded to the nearest 5 centimeters. |
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| What is used to measure cover? |
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| What is a Daubenmire frame, and how do you use one? |
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Definition
A 20-cm X 50-cm quadrat
Lengths on the frame are painted different colors to facilitate cover estimation
Grass
Forbs
Bare ground
Ratio of grass to forb cover |
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Term
| How big is course woody debris? |
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Definition
| at least 6 inches in diameter and 8 feet long |
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| How frequent should course woody debris be? |
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| At least 12 fallen trees, large branches, or logs/acre |
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| What two groups require woody debris? |
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Definition
| Salamanders and small mammals |
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| Least decomposed, leaves still attached, intact bark, fine branches, and twigs |
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| Starting to decompose, leaves and fine twigs absent, bark loose |
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| Few branches remain, bark falls off in large patches, outer wood crushed by hand |
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| Conform to ground shape, branches are short stubs, bark in piles beside log |
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| Mostly decomposed, incorporated into the forest floor, wood is very soft and bark is gone |
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| What is the 10 year fall rate? |
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