Evaluation of fall-seeded cover crops for grassland nesting waterfowl in eastern South Dakota

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• cover crop 100%
• waterfowl 94%
• nest 82%
• grassland 62%
• planting 30%
• prairie 19%
• farming technique 10%
• breeding site 8%
• management technique 7%
• breeding 6%
• cropping practice 6%
• growing season 5%
• ecosystem service 5%
• wetland 4%
• crop 4%
• health 4%
• water quality 4%
• habitat 3%
• soil 2%
• effect 1%

Agriculture & Biology

• waterfowl 90%
• cover crops 82%
• grasslands 65%
• nests 60%
• Prairie Pothole region 21%
• planting 19%
• cropland 15%
• ducks 12%
• tallgrass prairies 8%
• planting date 7%
• ecosystem services 6%
• water quality 6%
• wetlands 6%
• soil quality 5%
• farming systems 5%
• growing season 5%
• breeding 3%
• habitats 3%
• methodology 3%
• crops 3%