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DOI | 10.1002/wmon.1014 |
Habitat Prioritization Across Large Landscapes, Multiple Seasons, and Novel Areas: An Example Using Greater Sage-Grouse in Wyoming | |
Fedy, Bradley C.1,2; Doherty, Kevin E.3; Aldridge, Cameron L.4,5; O’Donnell, Micheal2; Beck, Jeffrey L.6; Bedrosian, Bryan7; Gummer, David8; Holloran, Matthew J.9; Johnson, Gregory D.10; Kaczor, Nicholas W.3; Kirol, Christopher P.6; Mandich, Cheryl A.11; Marshall, David12; Mckee, Gwyn13; Olson, Chad14; Pratt, Aaron C.6; Swanson, Christopher C.15; Walker, Brett L.16 | |
通讯作者 | Fedy, Bradley C. |
来源期刊 | WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS
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ISSN | 0084-0173 |
EISSN | 1938-5455 |
出版年 | 2014 |
卷号 | 190期号:1页码:1-39 |
英文摘要 | Animal habitat selection is an important and expansive area of research in ecology. In particular, the study of habitat selection is critical in habitat prioritization efforts for species of conservation concern. Landscape planning for species is happening at ever-increasing extents because of the appreciation for the role of landscape-scale patterns in species persistence coupled to improved datasets for species and habitats, and the expanding and intensifying footprint of human land uses on the landscape. We present a large-scale collaborative effort to develop habitat selection models across large landscapes and multiple seasons for prioritizing habitat for a species of conservation concern. Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus, hereafter sage-grouse) occur in western semi-arid landscapes in North America. Range-wide population declines of this species have been documented, and it is currently considered as warranted but precluded from listing under the United States Endangered Species Act. Wyoming is predicted to remain a stronghold for sage-grouse populations and contains approximately 37% of remaining birds. We compiled location data from 14 unique radiotelemetry studies (data collected 1994-2010) and habitat data from high-quality, biologically relevant, geographic information system (GIS) layers across Wyoming. We developed habitat selection models for greater sage-grouse across Wyoming for 3 distinct life stages: 1) nesting, 2) summer, and 3) winter. We developed patch and landscape models across 4 extents, producing statewide and regional (southwest, central, northeast) models for Wyoming. Habitat selection varied among regions and seasons, yet preferred habitat attributes generally matched the extensive literature on sage-grouse seasonal habitat requirements. Across seasons and regions, birds preferred areas with greater percentage sagebrush cover and avoided paved roads, agriculture, and forested areas. Birds consistently preferred areas with higher precipitation in the summer and avoided rugged terrain in the winter. Selection for sagebrush cover varied regionally with stronger selection in the Northeast region, likely because of limited availability, whereas avoidance of paved roads was fairly consistent across regions. We chose resource selection function (RSF) thresholds for each model set (seasonalxregional combination) that delineated important seasonal habitats for sage-grouse. Each model set showed good validation and discriminatory capabilities within study-site boundaries. We applied the nesting-season models to a novel area not included in model development. The percentage of independent nest locations that fell directly within identified important habitat was not overly impressive in the novel area (49%); however, including a 500-m buffer around important habitat captured 98% of independent nest locations within the novel area. We also used leks and associated peak male counts as a proxy for nesting habitat outside of the study sites used to develop the models. A 1.5-km buffer around the important nesting habitat boundaries included 77% of males counted at leks in Wyoming outside of the study sites. Data were not available to quantitatively test the performance of the summer and winter models outside our study sites. The collection of models presented here represents large-scale resource-management planning tools that are a significant advancement to previous tools in terms of spatial and temporal resolution. Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. |
英文关键词 | brood Centrocercus urophasianus core regions extent functional response greater sage-grouse logistic regression nesting radiotelemetry resource selection function sagebrush seasonal variation winter |
类型 | Review |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Canada ; USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000342634900001 |
WOS关键词 | ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ; SAGEBRUSH HABITATS ; RESOURCE SELECTION ; CENTROCERCUS-UROPHASIANUS ; SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION ; SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO ; WINTER CONDITIONS ; WOODLAND CARIBOU ; NESTING HABITAT ; FOOD SELECTION |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Zoology |
来源机构 | United States Geological Survey ; Colorado State University |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/185316 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Waterloo, Dept Environm & Resource Studies, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; 2.US Geol Survey, Ft Collins Sci Ctr, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA; 3.US Fish & Wildlife Serv, Lakewood, CO 80228 USA; 4.Colorado State Univ, US Geol Survey, Ft Collins Sci Ctr, Dept Ecosyst Sci & Sustainabil, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA; 5.Colorado State Univ, US Geol Survey, Ft Collins Sci Ctr, Nat Resource Ecol Lab, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA; 6.Univ Wyoming, Dept Ecosyst Sci & Management, Dept 3354, Laramie, WY 82071 USA; 7.Craighead Beringia South, Kelly, WY 83011 USA; 8.Parks Canada, Calgary, AB T2P 3M3, Canada; 9.Wyoming Wildlife Consultants LLC, Pinedale, WY 82941 USA; 10.Western EcoSyst Technol Inc, Cheyenne, WY 82001 USA; 11.Univ Wyoming, Casper Ctr, Dept Zool & Physiol, Casper, WY 82601 USA; 12.KC Harvey Environm LLC, Bozeman, MT 59715 USA; 13.Thunderbird Wildlife Consulting Inc, Gillette, WY 82718 USA; 14.Hayden Wing Associates LLC, Laramie, WY 82070 USA; 15.US Fish & Wildlife Serv, Kulm, ND 58456 USA; 16.Colorado Div Parks & Wildlife, Avian Res Program, Grand Junction, CO 81505 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Fedy, Bradley C.,Doherty, Kevin E.,Aldridge, Cameron L.,et al. Habitat Prioritization Across Large Landscapes, Multiple Seasons, and Novel Areas: An Example Using Greater Sage-Grouse in Wyoming[J]. United States Geological Survey, Colorado State University,2014,190(1):1-39. |
APA | Fedy, Bradley C..,Doherty, Kevin E..,Aldridge, Cameron L..,O’Donnell, Micheal.,Beck, Jeffrey L..,...&Walker, Brett L..(2014).Habitat Prioritization Across Large Landscapes, Multiple Seasons, and Novel Areas: An Example Using Greater Sage-Grouse in Wyoming.WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS,190(1),1-39. |
MLA | Fedy, Bradley C.,et al."Habitat Prioritization Across Large Landscapes, Multiple Seasons, and Novel Areas: An Example Using Greater Sage-Grouse in Wyoming".WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS 190.1(2014):1-39. |
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