Nest site selection by greater sage-grouse in mono county, california

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1333-1340

  Kolada, Eric J ^a   Sedinger, James S ^a   Casazza, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Centrocercus urophasianus; Great Basin; greater sage grouse; habitat selection; nesting

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT TYPE; HOME RANGE; NEST SITE; POPULATION DECLINE; SHRUB; SITE SELECTION; VEGETATION COVER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; MONO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 77954465439     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-338     Document Type: Article

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