Nesting Habitat Selection by Sage Grouse in South-Central Washington

Sveum, C.M.; Edge, W. Daniel; Crawford, John A.

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“…al 1989a. Females typically start visiting leks in early to mid-March in Washington (Sveum 1995, Oregon , and lowland populations of Idaho (Idaho Department of Fish and Game, unpublished data), midto late March in Montana , California (Bradbury et al 1989a), and mountain valley populations of Idaho (Idaho Department of Fish and Game, unpublished data), and late March to early April in Alberta (Aldridge 2000), Colorado (Petersen 1980, and Wyoming . Peak hen attendance is typically mid-to late March in Washington , late March to early April in California (Bradbury et al 1989a), Oregon , and lowland populations of Idaho (Idaho Department of Fish and Game, unpublished data), early April in Alberta (Aldridge and Brigham 2001), Moffat County Colorado , and Montana , and early to mid-April in Wyoming , North and Middle Park Colorado (Petersen 1980, and mountain valley populations of Idaho (Idaho Department of Fish and Game, unpublished data).…”

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“…Numerous studies have reported on characteristics of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations and habitats throughout the species' range , Sveum et al 1998, Commons et al 1999, and others). Additionally, provided guidelines for managing sage-grouse populations and habitats and identified monitoring as an important component of a sage-grouse management program.…”

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Broad-Scale Assessment of Rangeland Health, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, USA

Miller

2008

Rangeland Ecology & Management

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Broad-Scale Assessment of Rangeland Health, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, USA

Miller

2008

Rangeland Ecology & Management

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“…In south-central Washington, 66 -71% of sage-grouse nests were under big sagebrush although big sagebrush made up only 46% of the available habitat (Sveum et al 1998). In Oregon, sage-grouse nest success was highest in mountain big sagebrush A. tridentata vaseyana (Gregg 1991).…”

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“…In southeastern Idaho, 78% of sage-grouse nests were under threetip sagebrush in an area dominated by this shrub (Klebenow 1969). Nevertheless, no study has yet assessed sage-grouse use of threetip sagebrush or compared the reproductive performance of sagegrouse using threetip sagebrush vs big sagebrush as nest canopy cover (Klebenow 1969, Sveum et al 1998. Understanding sage-grouse use of threetip sagebrush in relation to other sagebrush species will expand our understanding of sage-grouse reproduction in threetip sagebrush dominated landscapes, and increase our ability to predict how sage-grouse will respond to fire and other disturbances that result in threetip sagebrush replacing big sagebrush.…”

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“…In Oregon, sage-grouse nest success was highest in mountain big sagebrush A. tridentata vaseyana (Gregg 1991). However, othersagebrush species such as low sagebrush A. arbuscula, silver sagebrush A. cana, and threetip sagebrush A. tripartita are commonly used as nest cover by sage-grouse (Klebenow 1969, Connelly et al 1991, Gregg 1991, Sveum et al 1998, Aldridge & Brigham 2001, Aldridge & Brigham 2002.…”

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Greater Sage‐Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Use of Threetip Sagebrush Relative to Big Sagebrush in South‐Central Idaho

2009

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Disturbances that change sagebrush Artemisia spp.‐steppe communities may have an impact on greater sage‐grouse Centrocercus urophasianus populations. Fire can rapidly alter sagebrush‐steppe communities and may result in an increase in threetip sagebrush A. tripartita because this shrub is one of the few species of sagebrush that will sprout following fire. We examined the use of threetip sagebrush by sage‐grouse as nest cover and compared nest success of grouse using threetip sagebrush to that of grouse using big sagebrush A. tridentata. Sage‐grouse used threetip sagebrush as nest cover less than expected based on the abundance of this shrub. The only other species of sagebrush used as nest cover was big sagebrush, and sage‐grouse used big sagebrush more than expected based on big sagebrush abundance. However, nest site selection was confounded by age of sage‐grouse females. Sage‐grouse that used big sagebrush as nest cover had greater nest success than grouse using threetip sagebrush. Our findings demonstrate another negative, but subtle, effect of fire on sage‐grouse populations and further underscore the need for fire suppression and carefully implemented habitat rehabilitation projects.

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Evaluating vegetation effects on animal demographics: the role of plant phenology and sampling bias

Gibson

Blomberg

Sedinger

2016

Ecology and Evolution

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Plant phenological processes produce temporal variation in the height and cover of vegetation. Key aspects of animal life cycles, such as reproduction, often coincide with the growing season and therefore may inherently covary with plant growth. When evaluating the influence of vegetation variables on demographic rates, the decision about when to measure vegetation relative to the timing of demographic events is important to avoid confounding between the demographic rate of interest and vegetation covariates. Such confounding could bias estimated effect sizes or produce results that are entirely spurious. We investigated how the timing of vegetation sampling affected the modeled relationship between vegetation structure and nest survival of greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), using both simulated and observational data. We used the height of live grasses surrounding nests as an explanatory covariate, and analyzed its effect on daily nest survival. We compared results between models that included grass height measured at the time of nest fate (hatch or failure) with models where grass height was measured on a standardized date – that of predicted hatch date. Parameters linking grass height to nest survival based on measurements at nest fate produced more competitive models, but slope coefficients of grass height effects were biased high relative to truth in simulated scenarios. In contrast, measurements taken at predicted hatch date accurately predicted the influence of grass height on nest survival. Observational data produced similar results. Our results demonstrate the importance of properly considering confounding between demographic traits and plant phenology. Not doing so can produce results that are plausible, but ultimately inaccurate.

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Nesting Habitat Selection by Sage Grouse in South-Central Washington

Cited by 109 publications

References 11 publications

Broad-Scale Assessment of Rangeland Health, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, USA

Broad-Scale Assessment of Rangeland Health, Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, USA

Greater Sage‐Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Use of Threetip Sagebrush Relative to Big Sagebrush in South‐Central Idaho

Evaluating vegetation effects on animal demographics: the role of plant phenology and sampling bias

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