Yearling greater sage-grouse response to energy development in Wyoming

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-72

  Holloran, Matthew J ^a   Kaiser, Rusty C ^b,c   Hubert, Wayne A ^b  

^a Wyoming Wildlife Consultants   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Bureau of Land Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; Energy development; Greater sage grouse; Sage grouse; Wyoming; Yearling

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIOENERGETICS; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAMEBIRD; HERB; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LEK; NATURAL GAS; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); STRATEGIC APPROACH; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GREEN BASIN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 73449124759     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-291     Document Type: Article

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