Sage-grouse habitat selection during winter in Alberta

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1806-1814

  Carpenter, Jennifer ^a,b   Aldridge, Cameron ^a,c   Boyce, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Conservation Association   (Canada)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrocercus urophasianus; critical habitat; energy development; greater sage grouse; resource selection functions; winter habitats

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GAS WELL; GIS; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; POULTRY; RESOURCE SELECTION;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 78149444523     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-368     Document Type: Article

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