Forb and Invertebrate Response to Treatments for Greater Sage-grouse in Wyoming Big Sagebrush
| Autor: | Kurt T. Smith, Jeffrey L. Beck, Jason R. LeVan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Ecology biology Grouse 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences 010601 ecology chemistry.chemical_compound Tebuthiuron Agronomy Habitat chemistry 040103 agronomy & agriculture Seasonal breeder 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Juvenile Artemisia Forb Animal Science and Zoology Nature and Landscape Conservation Invertebrate |
| Zdroj: | Rangeland Ecology & Management. 72:791-795 |
| ISSN: | 1550-7424 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rama.2019.05.002 |
| Popis: | Treatments in big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) are often implemented to improve habitat conditions for species such as greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). These treatments aim to increase the availability of forbs and invertebrates critical to juvenile and adult sage-grouse during the breeding season. However, information regarding the response of forbs in treated sagebrush are often conflicting, dependent on the type of sagebrush community treated and time after treatment. In addition, there is little information on the response of invertebrates to treatments, particularly herbicide treatments in Wyoming big sagebrush (A.t. ssp. wyomingensis Beetle & Young) communities. We evaluated the response of forbs and invertebrates in Wyoming big sagebrush that had been mowed or aerially treated with tebuthiuron compared with untreated reference areas. We also compared forb and invertebrate dry matter (DM) between treated plots and locations used by brood-rearing females. Forb and invertebrate DM in mowed and tebuthiuron treatments did not differ from untreated plots up to 4 yr after treatment and were equal to or less than locations used by brood-rearing grouse up to 2 yr after treatment. Our findings corroborate best available science that suggest treating Wyoming big sagebrush may not increase food availability for sage-grouse. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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