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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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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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Space Use and Movements During Egg Laying Associated With Nest Fate and Female Survival in Eastern Wild Turkeys. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We assessed behaviors of female wild turkeys during the laying period and evaluated impacts of those behaviors on nest success and female survival. We found that increased movements during laying resulted in a decreased probability of nest success but an increased probability of female survival during incubation.
Goodman PE, Bakner NW, Gulotta NA, Ulrey EE, Collier BA, Chamberlain MJ.   +5 more
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Potential for post‐fire recovery of Greater Sage‐grouse habitat [PDF]

Ecosphere, 2019
AbstractIn the western United States, fire has become a significant concern in the management of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) ecosystems. This is due to large‐scale increases in cover of the fire‐prone invasive annual cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and, concurrently, concerns about declining quantity and quality of habitat for Greater ...
Riginos, Corinna, Monaco, Thomas A., Veblen, Kari E., Gunnell, Kevin, Thacker, Eric, Dahlgren, David K., Messmer, Terry   +6 more
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Using spatial statistics and point‐pattern simulations to assess the spatial dependency between greater sage‐grouse and anthropogenic features

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2013
The greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage‐grouse), a candidate species for listing under the Endangered Species Act, has experienced population declines across its range in the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) steppe ecosystems of ...
Jeffrey K. Gillan, Eva K. Strand, Jason W. Karl, Kerry P. Reese, Tamara Laninga   +4 more
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A spatially explicit modeling framework to guide management of subsidized avian predator densities

Ecosphere, 2023
Anthropogenic resource subsidization across western ecosystems has contributed to widespread increases in generalist avian predators, including common ravens (Corvus corax; hereafter, raven).
Shawn T. O'Neil, Peter S. Coates, Sarah C. Webster, Brianne E. Brussee, Seth J. Dettenmaier, John C. Tull, Pat J. Jackson, Michael L. Casazza, Shawn P. Espinosa   +8 more
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Evaluating Spatial Coverage of the Greater Sage-Grouse Umbrella to Conserve Sagebrush-Dependent Species Biodiversity within the Wyoming Basins

Land
Biodiversity is threatened due to land-use change, overexploitation, pollution, and anthropogenic climate change, altering ecosystem functioning around the globe.
Cameron L. Aldridge, D. Joanne Saher, Julie A. Heinrichs, Adrian P. Monroe, Matthias Leu, Steve E. Hanser   +5 more
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Stakeholder contemporary knowledge needs regarding the potential effects of tall structures on sage-grouse

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005 required all state and federal agencies to grant utilities access permits to promote reliable, renewable energy production and transmission. Contemporary transmission relies largely on above-ground electric transmission
Terry A. Messmer, Robert Hasenyager, James Burruss, Sherry Liguori   +3 more
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Is Diet Selection by Greater Sage-Grouse Influenced by Biomass Availability or Toxins? [PDF]

, 2016
Foraging herbivores must meet nutritional requirements by not only finding enough plant biomass to consume, but also finding plants with high protein content and low concentrations of potentially toxic plant secondary metabolites (PSMs).
Fremgen, Marcella, Peña, Jacqueline
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The performance of drones and artificial intelligence for monitoring sage‐grouse at leks

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Accurately monitoring sage‐grouse populations is critical for conservation, yet traditional ground‐based visual surveys face challenges in scalability and consistency, prompting the exploration of innovative drone‐based methodologies enhanced by artificial intelligence.
Lance B. McNew, Jason Hanlon, Ilya Buzytsky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source