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Phenology largely explains taller grass at successful nests in greater sage-grouse. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol, 2018
Much interest lies in the identification of manageable habitat variables that affect key vital rates for species of concern. For ground‐nesting birds, vegetation surrounding the nest may play an important role in mediating nest success by providing ...
Smith JT   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Participatory Research in Sage-grouse Local Working Groups: Case Studies from Utah

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Across the range of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage-grouse), collaborative groups focused on local-scale sage-grouse management, known as local working groups (LWGs), have been a core component of state-level efforts toward ...
Lorien R. Belton   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesWildlife 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wyoming Sage-Grouse Working Groups: Lessons Learned

open access: yesHuman-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
doaj   +1 more source

Sensitivity to weather drives Great Basin mesic resources and Greater Sage-Grouse productivity

open access: yesEcological 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microhabitat Conditions in Wyoming's Sage-Grouse Core Areas: Effects on Nest Site Selection and Success. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Liver Metal Concentrations in Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Utilizing hunter harvest effort to survey for wildlife disease: A case study of West Nile virus in greater sage‐grouse

open access: yesWildlife 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasion of annual grasses following wildfire corresponds to maladaptive habitat selection by a sagebrush ecosystem indicator species

open access: yesGlobal 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Response of a small population of greater sage-grouse to tree removal: implications of limiting factors

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
In Utah, greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage-grouse) range has been reduced to 50% of what is considered historical availability due to habitat degradation and loss. In an effort to improve sage-grouse habitat in southern Utah,
S. Nicole Frey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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