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Greater Sage-Grouse : Ecology and Conservation of a Landscape Species and Its Habitats /

Admired for its elaborate breeding displays and treasured as a game bird, the Greater Sage-Grouse is a charismatic symbol of the broad open spaces in western North America. Unfortunately these birds have declined across much of their range--which stretches across 11 western states and reaches into C...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Knick, Steven T., Connelly, John W. (John William), 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. ; London, England : University of California Press, ©2011.
Colección:Studies in avian biology ; no. 38.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Cover; Contents; Contents; Contributors; Contributors; Preface; Preface; Foreword; Foreword; Greater Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush: An Introduction to the Landscape; Greater Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush: An Introduction to the Landscape; Part I: Management and Conservation Status; Part I: Management and Conservation Status; 1 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL FEDERAL LEGISLATION, AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION; 1 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL FEDERAL LEGISLATION, AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION.
  • 2 THE LEGAL STATUS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PLANNING EFFORTS2 THE LEGAL STATUS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PLANNING EFFORTS; Part II: Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse; Part II: Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse; 3 CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS; 3 CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS; 4 CHARACTERISTICS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE HABITATS: A LANDSCAPE SPECIES AT MICROAND MACROSCALES; 4 CHARACTERISTICS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE HABITATS: A LANDSCAPE SPECIES AT MICROAND MACROSCALES.
  • 5 molecular insights into the biology of greater sage-grouse5 molecular insights into the biology of greater sage-grouse; 6 predation on greater sage-grouse: facts, process, and effects; 6 predation on greater sage-grouse: facts, process, and effects; 7 harvest management for greater sagegrouse: a changing paradigm for game bird management; 7 harvest management for greater sagegrouse: a changing paradigm for game bird management; 8 parasites and infectious diseases of greater sage-grouse; 8 parasites and infectious diseases of greater sage-grouse.
  • 9 WEST NILE VIRUS ECOLOGY IN SAGEBRUSH HABITAT AND IMPACTS ON GREATER SAGEGROUSE POPULATIONS9 WEST NILE VIRUS ECOLOGY IN SAGEBRUSH HABITAT AND IMPACTS ON GREATER SAGEGROUSE POPULATIONS; Part III: Ecology of Sagebrush; Part III: Ecology of Sagebrush; 10 CHARACTERISTICS OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS AND LIMITATIONS TO LONG-TERM CONSERVATION; 10 CHARACTERISTICS OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS AND LIMITATIONS TO LONG-TERM CONSERVATION; 11 PRE-EURO-AMERICAN AND RECENT FIRE SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS; 11 PRE-EURO-AMERICAN AND RECENT FIRE SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS; 12 ECOLOGICAL INFLUENCE AND PATHWAYS OF LAND USE IN SAGEBRUSH.
  • 12 ECOLOGICAL INFLUENCE AND PATHWAYS OF LAND USE IN SAGEBRUSH13 INFLUENCES OF THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT ON SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPE PATTERNS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION; 13 INFLUENCES OF THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT ON SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPE PATTERNS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION; 14 INFLUENCES OF FREE-ROAMING EQUIDS ON SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS, WITH A FOCUS ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE; 14 INFLUENCES OF FREE-ROAMING EQUIDS ON SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS, WITH A FOCUS ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE; Part IV: Population Trends and Habitat Relationships; Part IV: Population Trends and Habitat Relationships.