Download or read book Ecology and Management of Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse in Southern Idaho written by Gifford Landon Gillette and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildlife biologists often use counts of individual birds attending leks to monitor several grouse species, but we lack a standard method for counting Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus ; CSTG) on leks. We compared two count methods: aerial infrared (AIR) counts of CSTG on leks and ground-based lek counts. We did not detect a difference in counts between sampling methods on 12 April 2012 because confidence intervals overlapped zero (-0.14 to 2.14). The cost to conduct AIR counts was twice that of ground counts (on a per lek basis), but AIR allowed us to survey more leks in less time. Hence, we believe AIR has potential as a standard lek count method for CSTG. Abundance estimates for CSTG do not include confidence interval estimation. We used statistical population reconstruction (SPR) to estimate the hunted Idaho population of CSTG during 2000--2013. The estimated abundance for Idaho was stable around 37,000 adults (+/- 6,400). Thus, harvest rates of 0.05--0.16 appear appropriate for maintaining populations. SPR is a flexible framework for estimating abundance, but is seldom used by wildlife managers. Workshops, software, or guide books are needed to help managers with model development and mechanics of SPR. Wildlife agencies consider the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) beneficial to CSTG populations but demographic rates in CRP compared to those in shrub-steppe are unknown. We measured CSTG demographic rates in CRP lands from 2011 to 2013 in Idaho. CSTG successfully bred, nested, and reared young in CRP albeit at comparatively lower rates (lambda = 0.77 +/- 0.284) than grouse occupying shrub-steppe (lambda = 1.08 +/- 0.316). CRP aids CSTG conservation in Idaho but population growth in CRP habitats is unlikely. Nest success is a significant life stage influencing populations of CSTG as predation is the primary source of nest failure. We used videography of CSTG nests to describe nest predators and measured wind characteristics with anemometers at nests to test the olfactory concealment theory. American badgers (Taxidea taxus) and coyotes (Canis latrans) caused 75% of nest failures. Wind characteristics at CSTG nest sites did not support predictions of the olfactory concealment theory.
Download or read book Winter Habitat Ecology of Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse in Southeastern Idaho written by Mark Joseph Ulliman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Winter Feeding and Nutritional Ecology of Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse in Southeastern Idaho written by James Warren Schneider and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Habitat Selection by Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse in West central Idaho written by Jeffrey S. Marks and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecology of Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse in Eastern Washington written by Matthew W. McDonald and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Ecology of the Sharp tailed Grouse in Southeastern Idaho written by Thomas L. Parker and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecology Conservation and Management of Grouse written by Brett K. Sandercock and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grouse—an ecologically important group of birds that include capercaillie, prairie chickens, and ptarmigan—are distributed throughout the forests, grasslands, and tundra of Europe, Asia, and North America. Today, many grouse populations are in decline, and the conservation and management of these charismatic birds is becoming a global concern. This volume summarizes current knowledge of grouse biology in 25 chapters contributed by 80 researchers from field studies around the world. Organized in four sections—Spatial Ecology, Habitat Relationships, Population Biology, and Conservation and Management—the chapters offer important insights into spatial requirements, movements, and demography of grouse. Much of the research employs emerging tools in ecology that span biogeochemistry, molecular genetics, endocrinology, radio-telemetry, and remote sensing. The chapters explore topics including the impacts of climate change, energy development, and harvest, and give new evidence for life-history changes in response to human activities.
Download or read book Ecology of Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse Associated with Conservation Reserve Program and Reclaimed Surface Mine Lands in Northwestern Colorado written by Jennifer H. Boisvert and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Habitat Use and Movements of Sympatric Sage and Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse in Southeastern Idaho written by Anthony Dean Apa and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The North American Grouse Their Biology and Behavior written by Paul Johnsgard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ten currently recognized species of grouse in North America have played an important role in America's history, from the famous but ill-fated heath hen, a primary source of meat for the earliest New England immigrants, to the ruffed grouse, currently one of the most abundant and soughtafter upland game birds in more than 40 states and provinces. This book summarizes the ecology, reproductive biology, and social behavior of all ten of the extant North American grouse species. It also describes the current status of grouse populations, some of which are perilously close to extinction. The social behavior of grouse is of special biological interest because among these ten species there is a complete mating system spectrum, from seasonally monogamous pair-bonding to highly promiscuous mating patterns. The latter group illustrates the strong structural and behavioral effects of sexual selection resulting from nonmonogamous mating. These influences reach a peak in the development by some grouse species of engaging in mating "leks," arena-like competitions performed by males while attempting to attract fertile females, and also provide opportunities for females to select optimum mating partners. These sexual competitions also promote strong differences evolving in sexual signaling behaviors ("displays") among closely related species. Nevertheless, a relatively high incidence of mating errors and resulting hybridization often occurs in spite of these marked behavioral differences. In addition to a text of 101,000 words, the book includes 16 range maps, 37 line drawings, and 38 photographs by the author, as well as nearly 1,400 literature citations.
Download or read book Seasonal Movements Habitat Use and Productivity of Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse in Southeastern Idaho written by Daryl R. Meints and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Habitat Selection by Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse in West central Idaho written by Jeffrey S. Marks and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vegetation of the Hixon Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse Habitat Management Plan Area Washington County Idaho written by Michael Mancuso and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecological Relationships of Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse Leks in Curlew National Grassland Idaho with Special Emphasis on Effects of Visibility written by Donnel J. Ward and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Influence of Wind Energy Development on Columbian Sharp tailed Grouse Tympanuchus Phasianellus Columbianus Breeding Season Ecology in Eastern Idaho written by Matthew C. Proett and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Columbian sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus; CSTG) has experienced range-wide population declines, primarily as a result of habitat loss or degradation, and currently occupies30% forb cover at the nesting core use (60 ha) scale. Daily nest survival was positively associated with visual obstruction readings at the nest and the amount of restored grassland habitat containing >30% forb cover at the core use (60 ha) scale. Nest site selection and daily nest survival were not influenced by proximity to turbines or turbine density at the core use or breeding season home range (1385 ha) scales. Early (14-day) brood success was positively influenced by post-hatch precipitation and late (42-day) brood success was positively influenced by earlier hatch dates. Chick survival to 42 days post hatch was positively influenced by post-hatch precipitation and earlier hatch dates and negatively influenced by increasing densities of wind turbines at the breeding season home range scale. The probability of an individual chick surviving to 42 days decreased by 50% when there were 9́Æ10 turbines within 2.1 km of the nest. In restored grassland habitats, such as Conservation Reserve Program fields, I recommend plantings and management practices that will result in diverse, bunchgrass-dominated nesting habitat with residual grass cover and >30% forb canopy cover during the nesting season. My results suggest that wind turbines occurring within 2.1 km of nesting habitats (i.e., 4.8 km of occupied leks) may negatively affect CSTG recruitment.
Download or read book Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation written by Lance B. McNew and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 1017 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book reviews the importance of ecological functioning within rangelands considering the complex inter-relationships of production agriculture, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat. More than half of all lands worldwide, and up to 70% of the western USA, are classified as rangelands—uncultivated lands that often support grazing by domestic livestock. The rangelands of North America provide a vast array of goods and services, including significant economic benefit to local communities, while providing critical habitat for hundreds of species of fish and wildlife. This book provides compendium of recent data and synthesis from more than 100 experts in wildlife and rangeland ecology in Western North America. It provides a current and in-depth synthesis of knowledge related to wildlife ecology in rangeland ecosystems, and the tools used to manage them, to serve current and future wildlife biologists and rangeland managers in the working landscapes of the West. The book also identifies information gaps and serves as a jumping-off point for future research of wildlife in rangeland ecosystems. While the content focuses on wildlife ecology and management in rangelands of Western North America, the material has important implications for rangeland ecosystems worldwide.
