Ecological factors influencing nest survival of greater sage-grouse in mono county, California

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1341-1347

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Centrocercus urophasianus; Great Basin; Greater sage grouse; nest survival; nesting; sage grouse

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT QUALITY; NEST SITE; NEST STRUCTURE; NESTING SUCCESS; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER;

CALIFORNIA; MONO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 77954502732     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-339     Document Type: Article

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