McKone authors paper on grassland birds
Mark McKone, Towsley Professor of Biology, co-authored a recent paper in the Natural Areas Journal titled “Edge effects and avian community structure in a restored tallgrass prairie.” The paper documents the grassland bird species that have colonized restored prairies in the Cowling Arboretum, and demonstrates how these species avoid forest edges. Carleton alums Jared Beck ’14 and Owen McMurtrey ’12 carried out the field surveys and are co-authors on the paper.
Mark McKone, Towsley Professor of Biology, co-authored a recent paper in the Natural Areas Journal titled “Edge effects and avian community structure in a restored tallgrass prairie.” The paper documents the grassland bird species that have colonized restored prairies in the Cowling Arboretum, and demonstrates how these species avoid forest edges. Carleton alums Jared Beck ’14 and Owen McMurtrey ’12 carried out the field surveys and are co-authors on the paper.