Titre du document / Document title
Relationships between vegetational structure and predation of artificial sage grouse nests
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
DELONG A. K. ;
CRAWFORD J. A. ;
DELONG D. C. ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
Oregon state univ., dep. fisheries wildlife, Corvallis OR 97331-3803, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
Because of high nest predation and long-term declines in sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) productivity in Oregon, we assessed the effects of vegetational cover and height on predation of artificial sage grouse nests (n = 330). Artificial nest fate was positively associated with tall grass cover and medium-height shrub cover collectively (P = 0.01). No other vegetation, predator, temporal, or spatial variables explained any additional variation in the probability of predation. This study supports the hypothesis that greater amounts of tall grass and medium-height shrub cover at nest sites lower risk of nest predation for sage grouse. Management practices that increase cover and height of native grasses in sagebrush communities with medium-height shrubs are recommended to enhance sage grouse productivity
Revue / Journal Title
The Journal of wildlife management
ISSN
0022-541X
CODEN JWMAA9
Source / Source
1995, vol. 59, n
o1, pp. 88-92 (1 p.1/4)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD, ETATS-UNIS
(1937)
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Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 3369, 35400005848446.0120
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 3392705
