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Berigan LA, Aulicky CSH, Teige EC, Sullins DS, Haukos DA, Fricke KA, Reitz JH, Rossi LG, Schultz KA, Ricketts AM. Availability of lesser prairie‐chicken nesting habitat impairs restoration success. WILDLIFE SOC B 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Liam A. Berigan
- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology 212 Leasure Hall, Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology 212 Leasure Hall, Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology 212 Leasure Hall, Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology 211 Leasure Hall, Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 204 Leasure Hall, Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks 1830 Merchant Street Emporia KS 66801 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife 925 Weiss Drive Steamboat Springs CO 80487 USA
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- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks 1001 W. McArtor Road Dodge City KS 67801 USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Natural Resources 1603 Throckmorton Hall, Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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Parsons L, Jenks J, Runia T, Gregory A. Comparing Methods of Defining Priority Areas for Greater Sage-Grouse. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.896023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wildlife managers delineate priority areas for species to define critical habitat and to prioritize management efforts. Each method used to identify priority areas involves data that can be unavailable or expensive to obtain. Therefore, it is of interest to compare spatial efficiency between methods used for defining priority areas. We compared priority areas created using different methods and data types. We used resource selection function (RSF) models to predict areas of high use and generated a map depicting ≥ 90% predicted use in three seasons; it was 1,143 km2, encompassed 91% of nests, 68% of summer locations, and 71% of winter locations. We compared the RSF priority area to priority areas developed using two alternative methods: (1) modified conservation buffer, and (2) utilization distribution (UD) models. The modified conservation buffer method was used by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks in 2014 to delineate a priority area by buffering active lek sites by 6.4 km, including connectivity corridors defined via expert opinion, and known high use areas. The priority area generated by the modified conservation buffer method was 3,977 km2, encompassed 95% of nest locations, 92% of spring/summer locations, and 99% of winter locations. Lastly, we developed a priority area using combined UDs from radio-tracking data gathered during spring/summer, and winter and included a lek buffer encompassing 90% of known nest-sites. This priority area was 3,498 km2, encompassed 99% of nests, 98% of spring/summer locations, and 97% of winter locations. The priority area generated by RSF models was the smallest and encompassed the least number of nests and spring/summer and winter locations but was considered the most spatially efficient; it had the most nests, spring/summer locations, and winter locations per 100 km2. The UD and modified conservation buffer methods created priority areas that were similar in size and spatial efficiency. The modified conservation buffer method encompassed >90% of known sage-grouse locations and nests, indicating that in the absence of detailed movement data and more sophisticated modeling, the method can be sufficient in developing an adequate priority area.
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Gelling EL, Pratt AC, Beck JL. Linking microhabitat selection, range size, reproductive state, and behavioral state in greater sage‐grouse. WILDLIFE SOC B 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Erin L. Gelling
- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management University of Wyoming Dept 3354, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie Wyoming 82071 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management University of Wyoming Dept 3354, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie Wyoming 82071 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management University of Wyoming Dept 3354, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie Wyoming 82071 USA
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Invasion of annual grasses following wildfire corresponds to maladaptive habitat selection by a sagebrush ecosystem indicator species. Glob Ecol Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Wagler BL, Smiley RA, Courtemanch AB, Anderson G, Lutz D, McWhirter D, Brimeyer D, Hnilicka P, Massing CP, German DW, Stephenson TR, Monteith KL. Effects of helicopter net‐gunning on survival of bighorn sheep. J Wildl Manage 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Brittany L. Wagler
- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department 260 Buena Vista Drive Lander WY 82520 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department 260 Buena Vista Drive Lander WY 82520 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department 420 N Cache Street Jackson WY 83001 USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department 5400 Bishop Boulevard Cheyenne WY 82006 USA
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- US Fish and Wildlife Service 170 N First Street Lander WY 82520 USA
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- Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Recovery Program California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 787 N Main Street, Suite 220, Bishop CA 93514 USA
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- Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Recovery Program California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 787 N Main Street, Suite 220, Bishop CA 93514 USA
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- Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Recovery Program California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 787 N Main Street, Suite 220, Bishop CA 93514 USA
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- Haub School of the Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming 804 E Fremont Street Laramie WY 82071 USA
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Anthony CR, Foster LJ, Hagen CA, Dugger KM. Acute and lagged fitness consequences for a sagebrush obligate in a post mega-wildfire landscape. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e8488. [PMID: 35127022 PMCID: PMC8794719 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Species responses to disturbance influence their extinction risks. Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are bioindicators of sagebrush ecosystem health and the loss of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) due to wildfire, can cause long-term declines in sage-grouse populations and other sagebrush obligate species. We examined the demographic response of a greater sage-grouse population following a mega-wildfire using stochastic age-structured female-based matrix models over 6 years (2013-2018). Notably, chick survival (range = 0.18-0.38) and female survival (yearling range: 0.20-0.68; adult range: 0.27-0.75) were low compared to values reported for greater sage-grouse in other parts of their distribution. Greater sage-grouse displayed variation in demographic tactics after the fire; however, adult female survival explained most of the variation in λ during each year, which reflected a declining population in 3 of 6 years with more uncertainty observed in 2015 when populations may have been increasing, and 2017 and 2018, when populations may have been declining. The continued annual population decline observed since 2016 suggested there were additional strong environmental impacts that may have been compounded by the fire effects, prolonging recovery of greater sage-grouse. Our results support others that reported negative effects to greater sage-grouse demographics from broad-scale fire and provide a baseline for understanding how this species responds to loss of sagebrush cover based on their life history strategy.
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- Christopher R. Anthony
- U.S. Geological SurveyOregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation SciencesOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeHinesOregonUSA
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- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation SciencesOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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- U.S. Geological SurveyOregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation SciencesOregon State UniversityCorvallisOregonUSA
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Lautenbach JD, Haukos DA, Lautenbach JM, Hagen CA. Ecological Disturbance Through Patch‐Burn Grazing Influences Lesser Prairie‐Chicken Space Use. J Wildl Manage 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jonathan D. Lautenbach
- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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Wright CA, McRoberts JT, Rota CT, Wiskirchen KH, Keller BJ, Millspaugh JJ. Female White‐tailed deer (
Odocoileus virginianus
) Behavior During Pregnancy, Parturition, and Lactation in 2 Contrasting Ecoregions. WILDLIFE SOC B 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1207] [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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- Chloe A. Wright
- University of Montana, W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program 32 Campus Drive Missoula MT 59812 USA
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- University of Missouri Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences 302 Anheuser‐Busch Natural Resources Building Columbia MO 65211 USA
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- West Virginia University, School of Natural Resources PO Box 6125 Morgantown WV 26506 USA
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- Missouri Department of Conservation 3500 East Gans Road Columbia MO 65201 USA
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- Missouri Department of Conservation 3500 East Gans Road Columbia MO 65201 USA
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- University of Montana, W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program 32 Campus Drive Missoula MT 59812 USA
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Resource selection and movement by northern bobwhite broods varies with age and explains survival. Oecologia 2021; 195:937-948. [PMID: 33677683 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04893-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Resource selection is a dynamic process driven by habitat valuation and risk avoidance in heterogeneous landscapes. Resource selection and movement decisions of individuals may be sensitive to intrinsic factors, such as body condition, and variation in these choices may have consequences on subsequent survival. We evaluated northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) brood resource selection patterns to quantify utility of different cover types during the development period using integrated step-selection analysis in a Bayesian hierarchical modeling framework with three brood stages: flightless broods ≤ 14 days old, dependent broods 15-35 days old, and independent broods over 35 days old. Broods showed strongest selection for native grasslands that were burned and grazed at least once in the previous two years, and agricultural fields. Brood mobility improved with age; broods > 35 days old travelled farther on average and took daily steps > 200 m more frequently than younger broods. Young broods ≤ 14 days old did not select for idle native grasslands, while broods > 35 days old did select for that cover type. Young broods also selected areas farther from trees compared to older broods. We evaluated the survival consequences of resource selection by comparing patterns in choices of broods that succeeded to choices of broods that failed to survive to 35 days. Successful broods chose habitats with more shrub cover and areas farther from trees compared to failed broods. Our results suggest that conservation planning should consider age-specific patterns in habitat use and demographic consequences of habitat choice for greatest effectiveness.
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Kraft JD, Haukos DA, Bain MR, Rice MB, Robinson S, Sullins DS, Hagen CA, Pitman J, Lautenbach J, Plumb R, Lautenbach J. Using Grazing to Manage Herbaceous Structure for a Heterogeneity‐Dependent Bird. J Wildl Manage 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- John D. Kraft
- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Chapter of The Nature Conservancy Smoky Valley Ranch Oakley KS 67748 USA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System Fort Collins CO 80525 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State University Bend OR 97702 USA
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- Conservation Delivery Director Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Emporia KS 66801 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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Riley IP, Conway CJ. Methods for estimating vital rates of greater sage-grouse broods: a review. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Ian P. Riley
- I. P. Riley ✉ , Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Dept of Fish & Wildlife Sciences, Univ. of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS 1136, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, USA
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- C. J. Conway, U. S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Dept of Fish & Wildlife Sciences, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, USA
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Kircher AA, Apa AD, Walker BL, Lutz RS. A Rump‐mount Harness Design Improvement for Greater Sage‐grouse. WILDLIFE SOC B 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Alyssa A. Kircher
- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin‐Madison 1630 Linden Drive Madison WI 53706‐1598 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife 711 Independent Avenue Grand Junction CO 81505 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife 711 Independent Avenue Grand Junction CO 81505 USA
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology University of Wisconsin‐Madison 1630 Linden Drive Madison WI 53706‐1598 USA
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Kirol CP, Kesler DC, Walker BL, Fedy BC. Coupling Tracking Technologies to Maximize Efficiency in Avian Research. WILDLIFE SOC B 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Christopher P. Kirol
- School of Environment, Resources and SustainabilityUniversity of Waterloo Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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- The Institute for Bird Populations P.O. Box 1346 Point Reyes Station CA 94956 USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife 711 Independent Avenue Grand Junction CO 81521 USA
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- School of Environment, Resources and SustainabilityUniversity of Waterloo Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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Geaumont BA, Graham DL. Factors affecting sharp-tailed grouse brood habitat selection and survival. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- D. L. Graham, North Dakota State Univ., Hettinger Research Extension Center, 102 highway 12, Hettinger, ND 58639, USA
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Parejo M, Gutiérrez JS, Navedo JG, Soriano-Redondo A, Abad-Gómez JM, Villegas A, Corbacho C, Sánchez-Guzmán JM, Masero JA. Day and night use of habitats by northern pintails during winter in a primary rice-growing region of Iberia. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220400. [PMID: 31344107 PMCID: PMC6658120 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Loss of natural wetlands is a global phenomenon that has severe consequences for waterbird populations and their associated ecosystem services. Although agroecosystems can reduce the impact of natural habitat loss, drivers of use of such artificial habitats by waterbirds remain poorly understood. Using the cosmopolitan northern pintail Anas acuta as a model species, we monitored home-range and fine-scale resource selection across the agricultural landscape. Individuals were tracked using GPS-GSM transmitters, and a suite of environmental and landscape features were measured throughout the winter seasons. Spatial patterns of habitat use were analysed using generalized linear mixed effect models by integrating field-observations with GPS telemetry. All birds used rice fields as foraging grounds at night and commuted to an adjacent reservoir to roost during daylight. Home-ranges and maximum foraging distances of nocturnally foraging birds increased with decreasing availability of flooded fields, and were positively correlated with moonlight levels. Birds selected flooded rice paddies (water depth range: 9–21 cm) with standing stubble and substrate with pebbles smaller than 0.5 cm in diameter. Density of rice seeds, rice paddy size, and other environmental and landscape features did not emerge as significant predictors. Our findings indicate that nocturnal foraging of northern pintails within rice fields is driven primarily by straw manipulation, water level and substrate pebble size. Thus, the presence of standing stubble in flooded paddies with soft bottoms should be prioritized to improve foraging areas for dabbling ducks. These management procedures in themselves would not increase economic costs or affect rice production and could be applied for dabbling-duck conservation throughout the world.
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- Manuel Parejo
- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
- Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM), Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Aaron C. Pratt
- Ecosystem Science and ManagementUniversity of Wyoming1000 E University AvenueLaramieWY 82071USA
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- Ecosystem Science and ManagementUniversity of Wyoming1000 E University AvenueLaramieWY 82071USA
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Lautenbach JM, Haukos DA, Sullins DS, Hagen CA, Lautenbach JD, Pitman JC, Plumb RT, Robinson SG, Kraft JD. Factors influencing nesting ecology of lesser prairie‐chickens. J Wildl Manage 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- U.S. Geological SurveyKansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit205 Leasure HallManhattanKS660506USA
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- Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism1830 MerchantEmporiaKS66801USA
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- Kansas State University212 Leasure HallManhattanKS66506USA
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- Kansas State University212 Leasure HallManhattanKS66506USA
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Ramey RR, Thorley JL, Ivey AS. Local and population-level responses of Greater sage-grouse to oil and gas development and climatic variation in Wyoming. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5417. [PMID: 30128198 PMCID: PMC6097500 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Spatial scale is important when studying ecological processes. The Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is a large sexually dimorphic tetraonid that is endemic to the sagebrush biome of western North America. The impacts of oil and gas (OAG) development at individual leks has been well-documented. However, no previous studies have quantified the population-level response. METHODS Hierarchical models were used to estimate the effects of the areal disturbance due to well pads as well as climatic variation on individual lek counts and Greater sage-grouse populations (management units) over 32 years. The lek counts were analyzed using generalized linear mixed models while the management units were analyzed using Gompertz population dynamic models. The models were fitted using frequentist and Bayesian methods. An information-theoretic approach was used to identify the most important spatial scale and time lags. The relative importance of OAG and climate at the local and population-level scales was assessed using information-theoretic (Akaike's weights) and estimation (effect size) statistics. RESULTS At the local scale, OAG was an important negative predictor of the lek count. At the population scale, there was only weak support for OAG as a predictor of density changes but the estimated impacts on the long-term carrying capacity were consistent with summation of the local impacts. Regional climatic variation, as indexed by the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, was an important positive predictor of density changes at both the local and population level (particularly in the most recent part of the time series). CONCLUSIONS Additional studies to reduce the uncertainty in the range of possible effects of OAG at the population scale are required. Wildlife agencies need to account for the effects of regional climatic variation when managing sage-grouse populations.
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- Rob R Ramey
- Wildlife Science International, Nederland, CO, USA
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Robinson SG. Effects of Landscape Characteristics on Annual Survival of Lesser Prairie-Chickens. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 2018. [DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-180.1.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Doherty KE, Hennig JD, Dinkins JB, Griffin KA, Cook AA, Maestas JD, Naugle DE, Beck JL. Understanding biological effectiveness before scaling up range-wide restoration investments for Gunnison sage-grouse. Ecosphere 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management; University of Wyoming; Laramie Wyoming 82071 USA
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- Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences; Oregon State University; Corvallis Oregon 97331 USA
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- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Salt Lake City Utah 84116 USA
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- Natural Resources Conservation Service; West National Technology Support Center; Portland Oregon 97232 USA
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- Wildlife Biology Program; University of Montana; Missoula Montana 59812 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management; University of Wyoming; Laramie Wyoming 82071 USA
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Robinson SG, Haukos DA, Plumb RT, Lautenbach JM, Sullins DS, Kraft JD, Lautenbach JD, Hagen CA, Pitman JC. Nonbreeding home‐range size and survival of lesser prairie‐chickens. J Wildl Manage 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- U.S. Geological SurveyKansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research UnitManhattanKansas660506USA
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- Division of BiologyKansas State UniversityManhattanKS66506USA
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- Division of BiologyKansas State UniversityManhattanKS66506USA
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- Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and TourismEmporiaKS66801USA
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Winder VL, McNew LB, Pitman JC, Sandercock BK. Effects of rangeland management on survival of female greater prairie-chickens. J Wildl Manage 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Department of Animal and Range Sciences; Montana State University; Bozeman MT 59717 USA
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- Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism; Emporia KS 66801 USA
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LeBeau CW, Johnson GD, Holloran MJ, Beck JL, Nielson RM, Kauffman ME, Rodemaker EJ, McDonald TL. Greater sage-grouse habitat selection, survival, and wind energy infrastructure. J Wildl Manage 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Chad W. LeBeau
- Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.; 200 South 2nd Street Laramie WY 82070 USA
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- Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.; 415 W. 17th Street, Suite 200 Cheyenne WY 82001 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management; University of Wyoming; Dept 3354, 1000 East University Avenue Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.; 415 W. 17th Street, Suite 200 Cheyenne WY 82001 USA
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- Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.; 200 South 2nd Street Laramie WY 82070 USA
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- Wyoming Wildlife Consultants, LLC; P.O. Box 893 Pinedale WY 82941 USA
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- Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.; 200 South 2nd Street Laramie WY 82070 USA
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Cook AA, Messmer TA, Guttery MR. Greater sage-grouse use of mechanical conifer reduction treatments in northwest utah. WILDLIFE SOC B 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Avery A. Cook
- Jack H. Berryman Institute; Utah State University; 5230 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322 USA
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- Jack H. Berryman Institute; Utah State University; 5230 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322 USA
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- Division of Wildlife Conservation; Alaska Department of Fish and Game; 1800 Glenn Hwy, Suite 4 Palmer AK 99645 USA
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Gamo RS, Beck JL. Effectiveness of Wyoming's Sage-Grouse Core Areas: Influences on Energy Development and Male Lek Attendance. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2017; 59:189-203. [PMID: 27826693 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-016-0789-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations have declined across their range due to human-assisted factors driving large-scale habitat change. In response, the state of Wyoming implemented the Sage-grouse Executive Order protection policy in 2008 as a voluntary regulatory mechanism to minimize anthropogenic disturbance within defined sage-grouse core population areas. Our objectives were to evaluate areas designated as Sage-grouse Executive Order Core Areas on: (1) oil and gas well pad development, and (2) peak male lek attendance in core and non-core sage-grouse populations. We conducted our evaluations at statewide and Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies management zone (MZ I and MZ II) scales. We used Analysis of Covariance modeling to evaluate change in well pad development from 1986-2014 and peak male lek attendance from 958 leks with consistent lek counts within increasing (1996-2006) and decreasing (2006-2013) timeframes for Core and non-core sage-grouse populations. Oil and gas well pad development was restricted in Core Areas. Trends in peak male sage-grouse lek attendance were greater in Core Areas compared to non-core areas at the statewide scale and in MZ II, but not in MZ I, during population increase. Trends in peak male lek attendance did not differ statistically between Core and non-core population areas statewide, in MZ I, or MZ II during population decrease. Our results provide support for the effectiveness of Core Areas in maintaining sage-grouse populations in Wyoming, but also indicate the need for increased conservation actions to improve sage-grouse population response in MZ I.
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- R Scott Gamo
- Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, Cheyenne, WY, 82006, USA.
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA
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Burr PC, Robinson AC, Larsen RT, Newman RA, Ellis-Felege SN. Sharp-Tailed Grouse Nest Survival and Nest Predator Habitat Use in North Dakota's Bakken Oil Field. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170177. [PMID: 28081245 PMCID: PMC5231376 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Recent advancements in extraction technologies have resulted in rapid increases of gas and oil development across the United States and specifically in western North Dakota. This expansion of energy development has unknown influences on local wildlife populations and the ecological interactions within and among species. Our objectives for this study were to evaluate nest success and nest predator dynamics of sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) in two study sites that represented areas of high and low energy development intensities in North Dakota. During the summers of 2012 and 2013, we monitored 163 grouse nests using radio telemetry. Of these, 90 nests also were monitored using miniature cameras to accurately determine nest fates and identify nest predators. We simultaneously conducted predator surveys using camera scent stations and occupancy modeling to estimate nest predator occurrence at each site. American badgers (Taxidea taxus) and striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) were the primary nest predators, accounting for 56.7% of all video recorded nest depredations. Nests in our high intensity gas and oil area were 1.95 times more likely to succeed compared to our minimal intensity area. Camera monitored nests were 2.03 times more likely to succeed than non-camera monitored nests. Occupancy of mammalian nest predators was 6.9 times more likely in our study area of minimal gas and oil intensity compared to the high intensity area. Although only a correlative study, our results suggest energy development may alter the predator community, thereby increasing nest success for sharp-tailed grouse in areas of intense development, while adjacent areas may have increased predator occurrence and reduced nest success. Our study illustrates the potential influences of energy development on the nest predator—prey dynamics of sharp-tailed grouse in western North Dakota and the complexity of evaluating such impacts on wildlife.
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- Paul C. Burr
- Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States of America
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- North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Dickinson, North Dakota, United States of America
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- Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
- Monte L. Bean Life Sciences Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States of America
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Westover M, Baxter J, Baxter R, Day C, Jensen R, Petersen S, Larsen R. Assessing Greater Sage-Grouse Selection of Brood-Rearing Habitat Using Remotely-Sensed Imagery: Can Readily Available High-Resolution Imagery Be Used to Identify Brood-Rearing Habitat Across a Broad Landscape? PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156290. [PMID: 27218829 PMCID: PMC4878777 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Greater sage-grouse populations have decreased steadily since European settlement in western North America. Reduced availability of brood-rearing habitat has been identified as a limiting factor for many populations. We used radio-telemetry to acquire locations of sage-grouse broods from 1998 to 2012 in Strawberry Valley, Utah. Using these locations and remotely-sensed NAIP (National Agricultural Imagery Program) imagery, we 1) determined which characteristics of brood-rearing habitat could be used in widely available, high resolution imagery 2) assessed the spatial extent at which sage-grouse selected brood-rearing habitat, and 3) created a predictive habitat model to identify areas of preferred brood-rearing habitat. We used AIC model selection to evaluate support for a list of variables derived from remotely-sensed imagery. We examined the relationship of these explanatory variables at three spatial extents (45, 200, and 795 meter radii). Our top model included 10 variables (percent shrub, percent grass, percent tree, percent paved road, percent riparian, meters of sage/tree edge, meters of riparian/tree edge, distance to tree, distance to transmission lines, and distance to permanent structures). Variables from each spatial extent were represented in our top model with the majority being associated with the larger (795 meter) spatial extent. When applied to our study area, our top model predicted 75% of naïve brood locations suggesting reasonable success using this method and widely available NAIP imagery. We encourage application of our methodology to other sage-grouse populations and species of conservation concern.
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- Matthew Westover
- Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Geography Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
- Monte L. Bean Life Sciences Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States of America
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Monroe AP, Edmunds DR, Aldridge CL. Effects of lek count protocols on greater sage-grouse population trend estimates. J Wildl Manage 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.1050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Adrian P. Monroe
- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, in Cooperation with the US Geological Survey; Fort Collins Science Center; 2150 Centre Avenue Building C Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, in Cooperation with the US Geological Survey; Fort Collins Science Center; 2150 Centre Avenue Building C Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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- Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University, in Cooperation with the US Geological Survey; Fort Collins Science Center; 2150 Centre Avenue Building C Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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Salazar RD, Montgomery RA, Thresher SE, Macdonald DW. Mapping the Relative Probability of Common Toad Occurrence in Terrestrial Lowland Farm Habitat in the United Kingdom. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148269. [PMID: 26841108 PMCID: PMC4739741 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The common toad (Bufo bufo) is of increasing conservation concern in the United Kingdom (UK) due to dramatic population declines occurring in the past century. Many of these population declines coincided with reductions in both terrestrial and aquatic habitat availability and quality and have been primarily attributed to the effect of agricultural land conversion (of natural and semi-natural habitats to arable and pasture fields) and pond drainage. However, there is little evidence available to link habitat availability with common toad population declines, especially when examined at a broad landscape scale. Assessing such patterns of population declines at the landscape scale, for instance, require an understanding of how this species uses terrestrial habitat. METHODS We intensively studied the terrestrial resource selection of a large population of common toads in Oxfordshire, England, UK. Adult common toads were fitted with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags to allow detection in the terrestrial environment using a portable PIT antenna once toads left the pond and before going into hibernation (April/May-October 2012 and 2013). We developed a population-level resource selection function (RSF) to assess the relative probability of toad occurrence in the terrestrial environment by collecting location data for 90 recaptured toads. RESULTS The predicted relative probability of toad occurrence for this population was greatest in wooded habitat near to water bodies; relative probability of occurrence declined dramatically > 50 m from these habitats. Toads also tended to select habitat near to their breeding pond and toad occurrence was negatively related to urban environments.
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- Rosie D. Salazar
- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxfordshire, OX13 5QL, United Kingdom
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxfordshire, OX13 5QL, United Kingdom
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Road, Room 13 Natural Resources Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States of America
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxfordshire, OX13 5QL, United Kingdom
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House, Abingdon Road, Tubney, Oxfordshire, OX13 5QL, United Kingdom
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Allen AM, Singh NJ. Linking Movement Ecology with Wildlife Management and Conservation. Front Ecol Evol 2016. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2015.00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Stonehouse KF, Shipley LA, Lowe J, Atamian MT, Swanson ME, Schroeder MA. Habitat selection and use by sympatric, translocated greater sage-grouse and Columbian sharp-tailed grouse. J Wildl Manage 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Kourtney F. Stonehouse
- School of the Environment; Washington State University; P.O. Box 646410; Pullman WA 99164-6410 USA
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- School of the Environment; Washington State University; P.O. Box 646410; Pullman WA 99164-6410 USA
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- Bureau of Land Management; Spokane District Office; 1103 N Fancher Rd; Spokane Valley WA 99212 USA
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- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; 2315 North Discovery Place; Spokane Valley WA 99216 USA
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- School of the Environment; Washington State University; P.O. Box 646410; Pullman WA 99164-6410 USA
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- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; P.O. Box 1077; Bridgeport WA 98813 USA
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Kirol CP, Sutphin AL, Bond L, Fuller MR, Maechtle TL. Mitigation effectiveness for improving nesting success of greater sage-grouse influenced by energy development. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2015; 21:98-109. [PMID: 26366042 DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) habitats being developed for oil and gas reserves are inhabited by sagebrush obligate species-including the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage-grouse) that is currently being considered for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Numerous studies suggest increasing oil and gas development may exacerbate species extinction risks. Therefore, there is a great need for effective on-site mitigation to reduce impacts to co-occurring wildlife such as sage-grouse. Nesting success is a primary factor in avian productivity and declines in nesting success are also thought to be an important contributor to population declines in sage-grouse. From 2008 to 2011 we monitored 296 nests of radio-marked female sage-grouse in a natural gas (NG) field in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA and compared nest survival in mitigated and non-mitigated development areas and relatively unaltered areas to determine if specific mitigation practices were enhancing nest survival. Nest survival was highest in relatively unaltered habitats followed by mitigated, and then non-mitigated NG areas. Reservoirs used for holding NG discharge water had the greatest support as having a direct relationship to nest survival. Within a 5 km2 area surrounding a nest, the probability of nest failure increased by about 15% for every 1.5 km increase in reservoir water edge. Reducing reservoirs was a mitigation focus and sage-grouse nesting in mitigated areas were exposed to almost half of the amount of water edge compared to those in non-mitigated areas. Further, we found that an increase in sagebrush cover was positively related to nest survival. Consequently, mitigation efforts focused on reducing reservoir construction and reducing surface disturbance, especially when the surface disturbance results in sagebrush removal, are important to enhancing sage-grouse nesting success.
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- Christopher P Kirol
- Big Horn Environmental Consultants, 730 E. Burkitt, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801, USA
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- Big Horn Environmental Consultants, 730 E. Burkitt, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801, USA
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- Biomolecular Research Center, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, Idaho, 83725, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Snake River Field Station, 970 Lusk Street, Boise, Idaho 83706 USA and Boise State University Raptor Research Center, Boise, Idaho 83725 USA
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- Big Horn Environmental Consultants, 730 E. Burkitt, Sheridan, Wyoming 82801, USA
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Walker BL, Apa AD, Eichhoff K. Mapping and prioritizing seasonal habitats for greater sage‐grouse in Northwestern Colorado. J Wildl Manage 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Brett L. Walker
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife711 Independent AvenueGrand JunctionCO81505USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife711 Independent AvenueGrand JunctionCO81505USA
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- Colorado Parks and Wildlife317 W. Prospect AvenueFort CollinsCO80526USA
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Winder VL, Carrlson KM, Gregory AJ, Hagen CA, Haukos DA, Kesler DC, Larsson LC, Matthews TW, McNew LB, Patten MA, Pitman JC, Powell LA, Smith JA, Thompson T, Wolfe DH, Sandercock BK. Factors affecting female space use in ten populations of prairie chickens. Ecosphere 2015. [DOI: 10.1890/es14-00536.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Kirol CP, Beck JL, Huzurbazar SV, Holloran MJ, Miller SN. Identifying Greater Sage-Grouse source and sink habitats for conservation planning in an energy development landscape. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2015; 25:968-990. [PMID: 26465037 DOI: 10.1890/13-1152.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Conserving a declining species that is facing many threats, including overlap of its habitats with energy extraction activities, depends upon identifying and prioritizing the value of the habitats that remain. In addition, habitat quality is often compromised when source habitats are lost or fragmented due to anthropogenic development. Our objective was to build an ecological model to classify and map habitat quality in terms of source or sink dynamics for Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the Atlantic Rim Project Area (ARPA), a developing coalbed natural gas field in south-central Wyoming, USA. We used occurrence and survival modeling to evaluate relationships between environmental and anthropogenic variables at multiple spatial scales and for all female summer life stages, including nesting, brood-rearing, and non-brooding females. For each life stage, we created resource selection functions (RSFs). We weighted the RSFs and combined them to form a female summer occurrence map. We modeled survival also as a function of spatial variables for nest, brood, and adult female summer survival. Our survival-models were mapped as survival probability functions individually and then combined with fixed vital rates in a fitness metric model that, when mapped, predicted habitat productivity (productivity map). Our results demonstrate a suite of environmental and anthropogenic variables at multiple scales that were predictive of occurrence and survival. We created a source-sink map by overlaying our female summer occurrence map and productivity map to predict habitats contributing to population surpluses (source habitats) or deficits (sink habitat) and low-occurrence habitats on the landscape. The source-sink map predicted that of the Sage-Grouse habitat within the ARPA, 30% was primary source, 29% was secondary source, 4% was primary sink, 6% was secondary sink, and 31% was low occurrence. Our results provide evidence that energy development and avoidance of energy infrastructure were probably reducing the amount of source habitat within the ARPA landscape. Our source-sink map provides managers with a means of prioritizing habitats for conservation planning based on source and sink dynamics. The spatial identification of high value (i.e., primary source) as well as suboptimal (i.e., primary sink) habitats allows for informed energy development to minimize effects on local wildlife populations.
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Lockyer ZB, Coates PS, Casazza ML, Espinosa S, Delehanty DJ. Nest-site selection and reproductive success of greater sage-grouse in a fire-affected habitat of northwestern Nevada. J Wildl Manage 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Zachary B. Lockyer
- Department of Biological Sciences; Idaho State University; Pocatello ID 83209 USA
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- Western Ecological Research Center; U.S. Geological Survey; 800 Business Park, Suite D, Dixon CA 95620 USA
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- Western Ecological Research Center; U.S. Geological Survey; 800 Business Park, Suite D, Dixon CA 95620 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Idaho State University; Pocatello ID 83209 USA
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The influence of mitigation on sage-grouse habitat selection within an energy development field. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121603. [PMID: 25835296 PMCID: PMC4383447 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Growing global energy demands ensure the continued growth of energy development. Energy development in wildlife areas can significantly impact wildlife populations. Efforts to mitigate development impacts to wildlife are on-going, but the effectiveness of such efforts is seldom monitored or assessed. Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are sensitive to energy development and likely serve as an effective umbrella species for other sagebrush-steppe obligate wildlife. We assessed the response of birds within an energy development area before and after the implementation of mitigation action. Additionally, we quantified changes in habitat distribution and abundance in pre- and post-mitigation landscapes. Sage-grouse avoidance of energy development at large spatial scales is well documented. We limited our research to directly within an energy development field in order to assess the influence of mitigation in close proximity to energy infrastructure. We used nest-location data (n = 488) within an energy development field to develop habitat selection models using logistic regression on data from 4 years of research prior to mitigation and for 4 years following the implementation of extensive mitigation efforts (e.g., decreased activity, buried powerlines). The post-mitigation habitat selection models indicated less avoidance of wells (well density β = 0.18 ± 0.08) than the pre-mitigation models (well density β = -0.09 ± 0.11). However, birds still avoided areas of high well density and nests were not found in areas with greater than 4 wells per km2 and the majority of nests (63%) were located in areas with ≤ 1 well per km2. Several other model coefficients differed between the two time periods and indicated stronger selection for sagebrush (pre-mitigation β = 0.30 ± 0.09; post-mitigation β = 0.82 ± 0.08) and less avoidance of rugged terrain (pre-mitigation β = -0.35 ± 0.12; post-mitigation β = -0.05 ± 0.09). Mitigation efforts implemented may be responsible for the measurable improvement in sage-grouse nesting habitats within the development area. However, we cannot reject alternative hypotheses concerning the influence of population density and intraspecific competition. Additionally, we were unable to assess the actual fitness consequences of mitigation or the source-sink dynamics of the habitats. We compared the pre-mitigation and post-mitigation models predicted as maps with habitats ranked from low to high relative probability of use (equal-area bins: 1 – 5). We found more improvement in habitat rank between the two time periods around mitigated wells compared to non-mitigated wells. Informed mitigation within energy development fields could help improve habitats within the field. We recommend that any mitigation effort include well-informed plans to monitor the effectiveness of the implemented mitigation actions that assess both habitat use and relevant fitness parameters.
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Holloran MJ, Fedy BC, Dahlke J. Winter habitat use of greater sage-grouse relative to activity levels at natural gas well pads. J Wildl Manage 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Matthew J. Holloran
- Wyoming Wildlife Consultants; LLC; 5 East Magnolia Street Pinedale WY 82941 USA
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- Department of Environment and Resource Studies; University of Waterloo; Waterloo ON Canada N2L 3G1
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- Wyoming Wildlife Consultants; LLC; 5 East Magnolia Street Pinedale WY 82941 USA
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Fedy BC, Doherty KE, Aldridge CL, O'Donnell M, Beck JL, Bedrosian B, Gummer D, Holloran MJ, Johnson GD, Kaczor NW, Kirol CP, Mandich CA, Marshall D, Mckee G, Olson C, Pratt AC, Swanson CC, Walker BL. Habitat prioritization across large landscapes, multiple seasons, and novel areas: An example using greater sage-grouse in Wyoming. WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/wmon.1014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Bradley C. Fedy
- Department of Environment and Resource Studies; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada, in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center; USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; Colorado State University, in cooperation with U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. C; Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center; 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. C Fort Collins CO 80526 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management; University of Wyoming; Dept 3354 1000 East University Avenue Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Craighead Beringia South; PO Box 147 6955 E. 3rd Street Kelly WY 83011 USA
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- Parks Canada; 1150-635 8 Avenue, SW Calgary AB, Canada T2P 3M3
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- Wyoming Wildlife Consultants, LLC; 201 West Pine Street Pinedale WY 82941 USA
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- Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.; 2003 Central Avenue Cheyenne WY 82001 USA
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- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 134 Union Blvd., Suite 300 Lakewood CO 80228 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management; University of Wyoming; Dept 3354 1000 East University Avenue Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Department of Zoology and Physiology; University of Wyoming, Casper Center; 125 College Drive Casper WY 82601 USA
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- KC Harvey Environmental, LLC; 376 Gallatin Park Drive Bozeman MT 59715 USA
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- Thunderbird Wildlife Consulting, Inc.; 5303 Van Ripper Street Gillette WY 82718 USA
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- Hayden-Wing Associates, LLC.; 2308 South 8th Street Laramie WY 82070 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management; University of Wyoming; Dept 3354 1000 East University Avenue Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Avian Research Program; Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife; 711 Independent Avenue Grand Junction CO 81505 USA
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Little AR, Demarais S, Gee KL, Webb SL, Riffell SK, Gaskamp JA, Belant JL. Does human predation risk affect harvest susceptibility of white-tailed deer during hunting season? WILDLIFE SOC B 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Andrew R. Little
- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State MS 39762 USA
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- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State MS 39762 USA
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- The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; 2510 Sam Noble Parkway Ardmore OK 73401 USA
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- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State MS 39762 USA
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- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State MS 39762 USA
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- The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; 2510 Sam Noble Parkway Ardmore OK 73401 USA
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- Carnivore Ecology Laboratory, Forest and Wildlife Research Center; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State MS 39762 USA
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Dinkins J, Conover M, Kirol C, Beck J, Frey S. Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) hen survival: effects of raptors, anthropogenic and landscape features, and hen behavior. CAN J ZOOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2013-0263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Survival of breeding-age hens has been identified as the demographic rate with the greatest potential to influence population growth of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus (Bonaparte, 1827); hereafter “Sage-Grouse”). During 2008–2011, we collected summer survival data from 427 Sage-Grouse hens in southern Wyoming, USA. We assessed the effects of raptor densities, anthropogenic features, landscape features, and Sage-Grouse hen behavior on Sage-Grouse hen survival. Survival of Sage-Grouse hens was positively associated with the proportion of big sagebrush (genus Artemisia L.) habitat within 0.27 km radius and road density and negatively associated with power-line density, proximity to forested habitat, and topographic ruggedness index within 0.27 km radius (TRI0.27). Raptor densities did not have individual effects on Sage-Grouse survival; however, an interaction between site-specific exposure to Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos (L., 1758)) density (GOEA) and TRI0.27 indicated that negative effects of GOEA and TRI0.27 were dampened in areas with both high TRI0.27 and high GOEA. Survival of nonreproductive hens was greater than brooding or nesting hens. Hens that stayed in intermediate-size flocks and yearling hens had higher survival than hens in small or large flocks and hens >2 years old. Results indicated that risk of death for Sage-Grouse hens was greater relative to potential raptor perches but not anthropogenic and landscape variables that could provide food subsidies for predators.
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- J.B. Dinkins
- Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5230, USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5230, USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5230, USA
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LeBeau CW, Beck JL, Johnson GD, Holloran MJ. Short-term impacts of wind energy development on greater sage-grouse fitness. J Wildl Manage 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chad W. LeBeau
- Western EcoSystems Technology; Inc.; 415 W. 17th Street Suite 200 Cheyenne WY 82001 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management; University of Wyoming; Dept 3354 1000 East University Avenue Laramie WY 82071 USA
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- Western EcoSystems Technology; Inc.; 415 W. 17th Street Suite 200 Cheyenne WY 82001 USA
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- Wyoming Wildlife Consultants; LLC; 1612 LaPorte Avenue Suite 9 Fort Collins CO 80521 USA
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Smith KT, Kirol CP, Beck JL, Blomquist FC. Prioritizing winter habitat quality for greater sage-grouse in a landscape influenced by energy development. Ecosphere 2014. [DOI: 10.1890/es13-00238.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Harju SM, Olson CV, Dzialak MR, Mudd JP, Winstead JB. A flexible approach for assessing functional landscape connectivity, with application to greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). PLoS One 2013; 8:e82271. [PMID: 24349241 PMCID: PMC3862619 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Connectivity of animal populations is an increasingly prominent concern in fragmented landscapes, yet existing methodological and conceptual approaches implicitly assume the presence of, or need for, discrete corridors. We tested this assumption by developing a flexible conceptual approach that does not assume, but allows for, the presence of discrete movement corridors. We quantified functional connectivity habitat for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) across a large landscape in central western North America. We assigned sample locations to a movement state (encamped, traveling and relocating), and used Global Positioning System (GPS) location data and conditional logistic regression to estimate state-specific resource selection functions. Patterns of resource selection during different movement states reflected selection for sagebrush and general avoidance of rough topography and anthropogenic features. Distinct connectivity corridors were not common in the 5,625 km(2) study area. Rather, broad areas functioned as generally high or low quality connectivity habitat. A comprehensive map predicting the quality of connectivity habitat across the study area validated well based on a set of GPS locations from independent greater sage-grouse. The functional relationship between greater sage-grouse and the landscape did not always conform to the idea of a discrete corridor. A more flexible consideration of landscape connectivity may improve the efficacy of management actions by aligning those actions with the spatial patterns by which animals interact with the landscape.
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- Seth M. Harju
- Hayden-Wing Associates LLC, Natural Resource Consultants, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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- Hayden-Wing Associates LLC, Natural Resource Consultants, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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- Hayden-Wing Associates LLC, Natural Resource Consultants, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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- Hayden-Wing Associates LLC, Natural Resource Consultants, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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- Hayden-Wing Associates LLC, Natural Resource Consultants, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America
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Dzialak MR, Olson CV, Harju SM, Winstead JB. Spatial generality of predicted occurrence models of nesting habitat for the greater sage-grouse. Ecosphere 2013. [DOI: 10.1890/es12-00325.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Swanson CC, Rumble MA, Grovenburg TW, Kaczor NW, Klaver RW, Herman-Brunson KM, Jenks JA, Jensen KC. Greater sage-grouse winter habitat use on the eastern edge of their range. J Wildl Manage 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dzialak MR, Olson CV, Harju SM, Webb SL, Winstead JB. Temporal and hierarchical spatial components of animal occurrence: conserving seasonal habitat for greater sage-grouse. Ecosphere 2012. [DOI: 10.1890/es11-00315.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fedy BC, Aldridge CL, Doherty KE, O'Donnell M, Beck JL, Bedrosian B, Holloran MJ, Johnson GD, Kaczor NW, Kirol CP, Mandich CA, Marshall D, McKee G, Olson C, Swanson CC, Walker BL. Interseasonal movements of greater sage-grouse, migratory behavior, and an assessment of the core regions concept in Wyoming. J Wildl Manage 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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