Journal of Wildlife Management
| Autor: | James C. Pitman, Samantha G. Robinson, David A. Haukos, Reid T. Plumb, John D. Kraft, Daniel S. Sullins, Joseph M. Lautenbach, Jonathan D. Lautenbach, Christian A. Hagen |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Fish and Wildlife Conservation |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus Ecology nest-site selection 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Ecology (disciplines) habitat selection Kansas 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences nest survival Geography lesser prairie-chicken General Earth and Planetary Sciences Nesting (computing) Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation General Environmental Science |
| Popis: | Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) populations have declined since the 1980s. Understanding factors influencing nest-site selection and nest survival are important for conservation and management of lesser prairie-chicken populations. However, >75% of the extant population is in the northern extent of the range where data on breeding season ecology are lacking. We tested factors influencing fine-scale and regional nest-site selection and nest survival across the northern portion of the lesser prairie-chicken range. We trapped and affixed satellite global positioning system and very high frequency transmitters to female lesser prairie-chickens (n = 307) in south-central and western Kansas and eastern Colorado, USA. We located and monitored 257 lesser prairie-chicken nests from 2013 to 2016. We evaluated nest-site selection and nest survival in comparison to vegetation composition and structure. Overall, nest-site selection in relation to vegetation characteristics was similar across our study area. Lesser prairie-chickens selected nest microsites with 75% visual obstruction 2.0-3.5 dm tall and 95.7% of all nests were in habitat with >= 1 dm and |
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