Greater sage-grouse population response to energy development and habitat loss

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2644-2654

  Walker, Brett L ^a   Naugle, David E ^a   Doherty, Kevin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Centrocercus urophasianus; Coal bed methane; Coal bed natural gas; Energy development; Greater sage grouse; Lek count; Population; Powder River Basin; Sagebrush

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING POPULATION; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MIGRATION; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DECLINE;

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

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 48249151758     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-529     Document Type: Article

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