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Diurnal space use and seasonal movement patterns of greater sage‐grouse in Northeastern California

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
Greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations have declined throughout their geographic range, are considered a candidate species under the U.S.
Dawn M. Davis, Kerry P. Reese, Scott C. Gardner   +2 more
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Range‐wide patterns of greater sage‐grouse persistence

Diversity and Distributions, 2008
ABSTRACT Aim   Greater sage‐grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ), a shrub‐steppe obligate species of western North America, currently occupies only half its historical range.
Aldridge, Cameron L., Nielsen, Scott E., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Boyce, Mark S., Connelly, John W., Knick, Steven T., Schroeder, Michael A.   +6 more
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Sensitivity to weather drives Great Basin mesic resources and Greater Sage-Grouse productivity

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Anticipating and mitigating the effects climate change will have on wildlife populations requires an improved understanding of the ways in which those populations are currently adapted to climate and how they are affected by variation in weather ...
Carl G. Lundblad, Christian A. Hagen, J. Patrick Donnelly, Skyler T. Vold, Ann M. Moser, Shawn P. Espinosa   +5 more
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Wyoming Sage-Grouse Working Groups: Lessons Learned

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) has been the subject of multiple status reviews under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Wyoming accounts for approximately 38% of the range-wide population.
Thomas J. Christiansen, Lorien R. Belton
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Microhabitat Conditions in Wyoming's Sage-Grouse Core Areas: Effects on Nest Site Selection and Success. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The purpose of our study was to identify microhabitat characteristics of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) nest site selection and survival to determine the quality of sage-grouse habitat in 5 regions of central and southwest Wyoming ...
Jonathan B Dinkins, Kurt T Smith, Jeffrey L Beck, Christopher P Kirol, Aaron C Pratt, Michael R Conover   +5 more
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Liver Metal Concentrations in Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) [PDF]

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2008
Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are a species of concern due to shrinking populations associated with habitat fragmentation and loss. Baseline health parameters for this species are limited or lacking, especially with regard to tissue metal concentrations.
Rebecca N, Dailey, Merl F, Raisbeck, Roger S, Siemion, Todd E, Cornish   +3 more
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Utilizing hunter harvest effort to survey for wildlife disease: A case study of West Nile virus in greater sage‐grouse

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014
Greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage‐grouse) are highly susceptible to infection with West Nile virus (WNV), with substantial mortality reported in wild populations and in experimentally infected birds.
Robert J. Dusek, Christian A. Hagen, J. Christian Franson, David A. Budeau, Erik K. Hofmeister   +4 more
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Invasion of annual grasses following wildfire corresponds to maladaptive habitat selection by a sagebrush ecosystem indicator species

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Numerous wildlife species within semi-arid shrubland ecosystems across western North America are experiencing substantial habitat loss and fragmentation.
Brianne E. Brussee, Peter S. Coates, Shawn T. O’Neil, Michael L. Casazza, Shawn P. Espinosa, John D. Boone, Elisabeth M. Ammon, Scott C. Gardner, David J. Delehanty   +8 more
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Ecology of greater sage-grouse populations inhabiting the northwestern Wyoming Basin

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Range-wide population declines of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage-grouse) have been largely attributed to habitat loss and fragmentation. However, the specific conservation threats affecting the ecology of sage-grouse populations may
Casey J. Cardinal, Terry A. Messmer
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Greater sage‐grouse use of mechanical conifer reduction treatments in northwest utah

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
A potential consequence of climate change, altered fire regimes, and a legacy of resource exploitation in western North America is increased displacement of desirable sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) communities by invasive plant species.
Avery A. Cook, Terry A. Messmer, Michael R. Guttery   +2 more
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