Greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus migration links the USA and Canada: A biological basis for international prairie conservation

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Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-68

  Tack, Jason D ^a   Naugle, David E ^a   Carlson, John C ^b   Fargey, Pat J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c Grasslands National Park of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Centrocercus urophasianus; greater sage grouse; migration; Near Threatened species; prairie; transboundary conservation; USA

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HOME RANGE; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; PRAIRIE; PRIORITIZATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TILLAGE;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS;

EID: 84857700636     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003060531000147X     Document Type: Article

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