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Londe DW, Moeller AK, Lukacs PM, Fuhlendorf SD, Davis CA, Elmore RD, Chitwood MC. Review of range-wide vital rates quantifies eastern wild Turkey population trajectory. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e9830. [PMID: 36844669 PMCID: PMC9943937 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent declines in eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) have prompted increased interest in management and research of this important game species. However, the mechanisms underlying these declines are unclear, leaving uncertainty in how best to manage this species. Foundational to effective management of wildlife species is understanding the biotic and abiotic factors that influence demographic parameters and the contribution of vital rates to population growth. Our objectives for this study were to (1) conduct a literature review to collect all published vital rates for eastern wild turkey over the last 50 years, (2) perform a scoping review of the biotic and abiotic factors that have been studied relative to wild turkey vital rates and highlight areas that require additional research, and (3) use the published vital rates to populate a life-stage simulation analysis (LSA) and identify the vital rates that make the greatest contribution to population growth. Based on published vital rates for eastern wild turkey, we estimated a mean asymptotic population growth rate (λ) of 0.91 (95% CI = 0.71, 1.12). Vital rates associated with after-second-year (ASY) females were most influential in determining population growth. Survival of ASY females had the greatest elasticity (0.53), while reproduction of ASY females had lower elasticity (0.21), but high process variance, causing it to explain a greater proportion of variance in λ. Our scoping review found that most research has focused on the effects of habitat characteristics at nest sites and the direct effects of harvest on adult survival, while research on topics such as disease, weather, predators, or anthropogenic activity on vital rates has received less attention. We recommend that future research take a more mechanistic approach to understanding variation in wild turkey vital rates as this will assist managers in determining the most appropriate management approach.
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Affiliation(s)
- David W. Londe
- 008c Ag Hall, Department of Natural Resources Ecology and ManagementOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaUSA
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- 008c Ag Hall, Department of Natural Resources Ecology and ManagementOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaUSA
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- Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and ConservationUniversity of MontanaMissoulaMontanaUSA
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- 008c Ag Hall, Department of Natural Resources Ecology and ManagementOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaUSA
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- 008c Ag Hall, Department of Natural Resources Ecology and ManagementOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaUSA
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- 008c Ag Hall, Department of Natural Resources Ecology and ManagementOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaUSA
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- 008c Ag Hall, Department of Natural Resources Ecology and ManagementOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaUSA
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Millsap BA, Gedir JV, Abadi F, Gould MJ, Madden K. A two‐sex integrated population model reveals intersexual differences in life history strategies in Cooper's hawks. Ecosphere 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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- Brian A. Millsap
- Division of Migratory Bird Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology New Mexico State University Las Cruces New Mexico USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology New Mexico State University Las Cruces New Mexico USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology New Mexico State University Las Cruces New Mexico USA
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- Division of Migratory Bird Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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Rosenblatt CJ, Gates RJ, Matthews SN, Peterman WE, Stricker NJ. An integrated population model to project viability of a northern bobwhite population in Ohio. Ecosphere 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Connor J. Rosenblatt
- School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University 2021 Coffey Road, 210 Kottman Hall Columbus Ohio 43210 USA
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University 2021 Coffey Road, 210 Kottman Hall Columbus Ohio 43210 USA
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University 2021 Coffey Road, 210 Kottman Hall Columbus Ohio 43210 USA
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University 2021 Coffey Road, 210 Kottman Hall Columbus Ohio 43210 USA
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O'Donnell MS, Edmunds DR, Aldridge CL, Heinrichs JA, Monroe AP, Coates PS, Prochazka BG, Hanser SE, Wiechman LA, Christiansen TJ, Cook AA, Espinosa SP, Foster LJ, Griffin KA, Kolar JL, Miller KS, Moser AM, Remington TE, Runia TJ, Schreiber LA, Schroeder MA, Stiver SJ, Whitford NI, Wightman CS. Synthesizing and analyzing long-term monitoring data: A greater sage-grouse case study. ECOL INFORM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Walker BL, Schroeder MA. Atypical primary molt patterns in greater sage-grouse: implications for age classification. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Brett L. Walker
- B. L. Walker (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-3449) ✉ , Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Grand Junction, CO, USA
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- M. A. Schroeder (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-5603), Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Bridgeport, WA, USA
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Sawada A, Iwasaki T, Inoue C, Nakaoka K, Nakanishi T, Sawada J, Aso N, Nagai S, Ono H, Takagi M. Missing piece of top predator‐based conservation: Demographic analysis of an owl population on a remote subtropical island. POPUL ECOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/1438-390x.12080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Akira Sawada
- Department of Natural History Science, Graduate School of Science Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science Osaka City University Osaka Japan
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- Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science Osaka City University Osaka Japan
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- Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science Osaka City University Osaka Japan
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- Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science Osaka City University Osaka Japan
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- Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science Osaka City University Osaka Japan
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- Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science Osaka City University Osaka Japan
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- Department of Natural History Science, Graduate School of Science Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Natural History Science, Graduate School of Science Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Natural History Science, Graduate School of Science Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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Coates PS, Wann GT, Gillette GL, Ricca MA, Prochazka BG, Severson JP, Andrle KM, Espinosa SP, Casazza ML, Delehanty DJ. Estimating sightability of greater sage-grouse at leks using an aerial infrared system and N-mixture models. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Peter S. Coates
- P. S. Coates (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2672-9994) ✉ , G. T. Wann, M. A. Ricca, B. G. Prochazka, J. P. Severson and M. L. Casazza, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, Dixon, CA 95620, U
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- P. S. Coates (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2672-9994) ✉ , G. T. Wann, M. A. Ricca, B. G. Prochazka, J. P. Severson and M. L. Casazza, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, Dixon, CA 95620, U
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- G. L. Gillette and D. J. Delehanty, Dept of Biological Sciences, Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID, USA
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- P. S. Coates (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2672-9994) ✉ , G. T. Wann, M. A. Ricca, B. G. Prochazka, J. P. Severson and M. L. Casazza, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, Dixon, CA 95620, U
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- P. S. Coates (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2672-9994) ✉ , G. T. Wann, M. A. Ricca, B. G. Prochazka, J. P. Severson and M. L. Casazza, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, Dixon, CA 95620, U
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- G. L. Gillette and D. J. Delehanty, Dept of Biological Sciences, Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID, USA
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- K. M. Andrle, Nevada Dept of Wildlife, Sagebrush Ecosystem Program, Carson City, NV, USA
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- P. S. Coates (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2672-9994) ✉ , G. T. Wann, M. A. Ricca, B. G. Prochazka, J. P. Severson and M. L. Casazza, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, Dixon, CA 95620, U
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- G. L. Gillette and D. J. Delehanty, Dept of Biological Sciences, Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID, USA
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