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Ecology and Management of Islands, Peninsulas and Structures for Nesting Waterfowl

Prairie Pothole Project Predator-Fenced Cover Plot Evaluations

Kim Eskowich and David Duncan
Prairie Pothole Project
Saskatchewan Parks, Recreation and Culture
Box 746
Redvers, Saskatchewan, Canada SOC 2HO

In 1987 seeded dense nesting cover (DNC) plots (n = 4) and native prairie/shrub plots (n = 2) were enclosed with predator proof electric fences to evaluate duck use and enhance duck production. The plots are 40 acres in size and are located on private land under 10-year easements. The DNC vegetation is an introduced cool-season mixture composed of tall wheat grass (Aqropyron elongatum), intermediate wheatgrass (A. intermedium), alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and sweet clover (Melilotus spp.). The native prairie/shrub plots are located on idled land. The fences around the DNC plots were trenched and buried but those around the native plots had to be skirted because of the stoniness of the land. Fence design is detailed and preliminary results of duck use are outlined.

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