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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 Canada—mostly due to loss of critical sagebrush habitat. Today the Greater Sage-Grouse is at the center of a complex conservation challenge. This multifaceted volume, an important foundation for developing conservation strategies and actions, provides a comprehensive synthesis of scientific information on the biology and ecology of the Greater Sage-Grouse. Bringing together the experience of thirty-eight researchers, it describes the bird’s population trends, its sagebrush habitat, and potential limitations to conservation, including the effects of rangeland fire, climate change, invasive plants, disease, and land uses such as energy development, grazing, and agriculture.
Price: $99.95
Pages: 664
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: Studies in Avian Biology
Publication Date:
19 May 2011
ISBN: 9780520948686
Format: eBook
Preface / xi
Steven T. Knick and John W. Connelly
Foreword / xiii
John C. Freemuth
Greater Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush:
An Introduction to the Landscape / 1
Steven T. Knick and John W. Connelly
Part I • Management and Conservation Status
1 • HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL FEDERAL
LEGISLATION, AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT
OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS: IMPLICATIONS FOR
CONSERVATION / 13
Steven T. Knick
2 • THE LEGAL STATUS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE:
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PLANNING
EFFORTS / 33
San J. Stiver
Part II • Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse
3 • CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS OF GREATER
SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS / 53
John W. Connelly, Christian A. Hagen,
and Michael A. Schroeder
4 • CHARACTERISTICS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE
HABITATS: A LANDSCAPE SPECIES AT MICROAND
MACROSCALES / 69
John W. Connelly, E. Thomas Rinkes,
and Clait E. Braun
5 • MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO THE BIOLOGY OF
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE / 85
Sara J. Oyler-McCance and
Thomas W. Quinn
6 • PREDATION ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE: FACTS,
PROCESS, AND EFFECTS / 95
Christian A. Hagen
7 • HARVEST MANAGEMENT FOR GREATER SAGEGROUSE:
A CHANGING PARADIGM FOR
GAME BIRD MANAGEMENT / 101
Kerry P. Reese and John W. Connelly
8 • PARASITES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE / 113
Thomas J. Christiansen and
Cynthia M. Tate
9 • WEST NILE VIRUS ECOLOGY IN SAGEBRUSH
HABITAT AND IMPACTS ON GREATER SAGEGROUSE
POPULATIONS / 127
Brett L. Walker and David E. Naugle
Part III • Ecology of Sagebrush
10 • CHARACTERISTICS OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS
AND LIMITATIONS TO LONG-TERM
CONSERVATION / 145
Richard F. Miller, Steven T. Knick,
David A. Pyke, Cara W. Meinke,
Steven E. Hanser, Michael J. Wisdom,
and Ann L. Hild
11 • PRE–EURO-AMERICAN AND RECENT FIRE IN
SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS / 185
William L. Baker
12 • ECOLOGICAL INFLUENCE AND PATHWAYS OF LAND
USE IN SAGEBRUSH / 203
Steven T. Knick, Steven E. Hanser,
Richard F. Miller, David A. Pyke,
Michael J. Wisdom, Sean P. Finn,
E. Thomas Rinkes, and Charles J. Henny
13 • INFLUENCES OF THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT ON
SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPE PATTERNS: IMPLICATIONS
FOR SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION / 253
Matthias Leu and Steven E. Hanser
14 • INFLUENCES OF FREE-ROAMING EQUIDS ON
SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS, WITH A FOCUS ON
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE / 273
Erik A. Beever and Cameron L. Aldridge
Part IV • Population Trends and
Habitat Relationships
15 • GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATION DYNAMICS
AND PROBABILITY OF PERSISTENCE / 293
Edward O. Garton, John W. Connelly,
Jon S. Horne, Christian A. Hagen,
Ann Moser, and Michael A. Schroeder
16 • CONNECTING PATTERN AND PROCESS IN
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS AND
SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPES / 383
Steven T. Knick and Steven E. Hanser
17 • INFLUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND
ANTHROPOGENIC FEATURES ON GREATER
SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS, 1997–2007 / 407
Douglas H. Johnson, Matthew J. Holloran,
John W. Connelly, Steven E. Hanser,
Courtney L. Amundson, and
Steven T. Knick
18 • FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTIRPATION OF
SAGE-GROUSE / 451
Michael J. Wisdom, Cara W. Meinke,
Steven T. Knick, and Michael A. Schroeder
Part V • Conservation and Management
19 • GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AS AN UMBRELLA SPECIES
FOR SHRUBLAND PASSERINE BIRDS: A MULTISCALE
ASSESSMENT / 475
Steven E. Hanser and Steven T. Knick
20 • ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND GREATER
SAGE-GROUSE / 489
David E. Naugle, Kevin E. Doherty,
Brett L. Walker, Matthew J. Holloran,
and Holly E. Copeland
21 • ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION
TRADEOFFS: SYSTEMATIC PLANNING FOR GREATER
SAGE-GROUSE IN THEIR EASTERN RANGE / 505
Kevin E. Doherty, David E. Naugle,
Holly E. Copeland, Amy Pocewicz, and
Joseph M. Kiesecker
22 • RESPONSE OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE TO
THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM IN
WASHINGTON STATE / 517
Michael A. Schroeder and
W. Matthew Vander Haegen
23 • RESTORING AND REHABILITATING
SAGEBRUSH HABITATS / 531
David A. Pyke
24 • CONSERVATION OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE:
A SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE
MANAGEMENT / 549
John W. Connelly, Steven T. Knick,
Clait E. Braun, William L. Baker,
Erik A. Beever, Thomas J. Christiansen,
Kevin E. Doherty, Edward O. Garton,
Steven E. Hanser, Douglas H. Johnson,
Matthias Leu, Richard F. Miller,
David E. Naugle, Sara J. Oyler-McCance,
David A. Pyke, Kerry P. Reese,
Michael A. Schroeder, San J. Stiver,
Brett L. Walker, and Michael J. Wisdom
Literature Cited / 565
Index / 625
Series Titles / 645
Steven T. Knick and John W. Connelly
Foreword / xiii
John C. Freemuth
Greater Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush:
An Introduction to the Landscape / 1
Steven T. Knick and John W. Connelly
Part I • Management and Conservation Status
1 • HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL FEDERAL
LEGISLATION, AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT
OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS: IMPLICATIONS FOR
CONSERVATION / 13
Steven T. Knick
2 • THE LEGAL STATUS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE:
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PLANNING
EFFORTS / 33
San J. Stiver
Part II • Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse
3 • CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS OF GREATER
SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS / 53
John W. Connelly, Christian A. Hagen,
and Michael A. Schroeder
4 • CHARACTERISTICS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE
HABITATS: A LANDSCAPE SPECIES AT MICROAND
MACROSCALES / 69
John W. Connelly, E. Thomas Rinkes,
and Clait E. Braun
5 • MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO THE BIOLOGY OF
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE / 85
Sara J. Oyler-McCance and
Thomas W. Quinn
6 • PREDATION ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE: FACTS,
PROCESS, AND EFFECTS / 95
Christian A. Hagen
7 • HARVEST MANAGEMENT FOR GREATER SAGEGROUSE:
A CHANGING PARADIGM FOR
GAME BIRD MANAGEMENT / 101
Kerry P. Reese and John W. Connelly
8 • PARASITES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE / 113
Thomas J. Christiansen and
Cynthia M. Tate
9 • WEST NILE VIRUS ECOLOGY IN SAGEBRUSH
HABITAT AND IMPACTS ON GREATER SAGEGROUSE
POPULATIONS / 127
Brett L. Walker and David E. Naugle
Part III • Ecology of Sagebrush
10 • CHARACTERISTICS OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS
AND LIMITATIONS TO LONG-TERM
CONSERVATION / 145
Richard F. Miller, Steven T. Knick,
David A. Pyke, Cara W. Meinke,
Steven E. Hanser, Michael J. Wisdom,
and Ann L. Hild
11 • PRE–EURO-AMERICAN AND RECENT FIRE IN
SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS / 185
William L. Baker
12 • ECOLOGICAL INFLUENCE AND PATHWAYS OF LAND
USE IN SAGEBRUSH / 203
Steven T. Knick, Steven E. Hanser,
Richard F. Miller, David A. Pyke,
Michael J. Wisdom, Sean P. Finn,
E. Thomas Rinkes, and Charles J. Henny
13 • INFLUENCES OF THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT ON
SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPE PATTERNS: IMPLICATIONS
FOR SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION / 253
Matthias Leu and Steven E. Hanser
14 • INFLUENCES OF FREE-ROAMING EQUIDS ON
SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS, WITH A FOCUS ON
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE / 273
Erik A. Beever and Cameron L. Aldridge
Part IV • Population Trends and
Habitat Relationships
15 • GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATION DYNAMICS
AND PROBABILITY OF PERSISTENCE / 293
Edward O. Garton, John W. Connelly,
Jon S. Horne, Christian A. Hagen,
Ann Moser, and Michael A. Schroeder
16 • CONNECTING PATTERN AND PROCESS IN
GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS AND
SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPES / 383
Steven T. Knick and Steven E. Hanser
17 • INFLUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND
ANTHROPOGENIC FEATURES ON GREATER
SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS, 1997–2007 / 407
Douglas H. Johnson, Matthew J. Holloran,
John W. Connelly, Steven E. Hanser,
Courtney L. Amundson, and
Steven T. Knick
18 • FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTIRPATION OF
SAGE-GROUSE / 451
Michael J. Wisdom, Cara W. Meinke,
Steven T. Knick, and Michael A. Schroeder
Part V • Conservation and Management
19 • GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AS AN UMBRELLA SPECIES
FOR SHRUBLAND PASSERINE BIRDS: A MULTISCALE
ASSESSMENT / 475
Steven E. Hanser and Steven T. Knick
20 • ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND GREATER
SAGE-GROUSE / 489
David E. Naugle, Kevin E. Doherty,
Brett L. Walker, Matthew J. Holloran,
and Holly E. Copeland
21 • ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION
TRADEOFFS: SYSTEMATIC PLANNING FOR GREATER
SAGE-GROUSE IN THEIR EASTERN RANGE / 505
Kevin E. Doherty, David E. Naugle,
Holly E. Copeland, Amy Pocewicz, and
Joseph M. Kiesecker
22 • RESPONSE OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE TO
THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM IN
WASHINGTON STATE / 517
Michael A. Schroeder and
W. Matthew Vander Haegen
23 • RESTORING AND REHABILITATING
SAGEBRUSH HABITATS / 531
David A. Pyke
24 • CONSERVATION OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE:
A SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE
MANAGEMENT / 549
John W. Connelly, Steven T. Knick,
Clait E. Braun, William L. Baker,
Erik A. Beever, Thomas J. Christiansen,
Kevin E. Doherty, Edward O. Garton,
Steven E. Hanser, Douglas H. Johnson,
Matthias Leu, Richard F. Miller,
David E. Naugle, Sara J. Oyler-McCance,
David A. Pyke, Kerry P. Reese,
Michael A. Schroeder, San J. Stiver,
Brett L. Walker, and Michael J. Wisdom
Literature Cited / 565
Index / 625
Series Titles / 645