关键词: |
Landing fields, Geographic information systems, Grasses, Field tests, Sampling, Birds, Mammals, Maintenance, Habitats, Cost analysis, Switchgrass, Military airfields, Bird and wildlife aircraft strike hazards, Gis (geographic information systems), Native warm season grasses, Panicum virgatum, Alternative land cover |
摘要: |
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) monocultures were investigated as a land cover alternative to typical airfield grasslands to reduce use by wildlife species hazardous to aircraft and provide cost-effective risk mitigation. Paired sites of switchgrass monocultures and controls (i.e., extant airfield grasslands) were installed across six installations (3 airfields and 3 civil airports): Columbus Air Force Base (CAFB), Dayton International Airport (DAYT), Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTWA), Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRFI), NAS Whiting Field (WHIT), and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAF). |