Greater sage-grouse winter habitat selection and energy development

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-195

  Doherty, Kevin E ^a,c   Naugle, David E ^a   Walker, Brett L ^a   Graham, Jon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c Wyoming Audubon   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; Coal bed natural gas; Energy development; Greater sage grouse; Habitat; Land use change; Resource selection function; Sagebrush; Scale; Winter

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; GAMEBIRD; GIS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; LAND USE CHANGE; SHRUB;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; POWDER BASIN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 38649113616     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-454     Document Type: Article

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