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Admired for its elaborate breeding displays and treasured as a game bird, the Greater Sage-Grouse is a charismatic symbol of the broad open spaces in western North America. Unfortunately these birds have declined across much of their range—which stretches across 11 western states and reaches into Canada—mostly due to loss of critical sagebrush habitat. Today the Greater Sage-Grouse is at the center of a complex conservation challenge. This multifaceted volume, an important foundation for developing conservation strategies and actions, provides a comprehensive synthesis of scientific information on the biology and ecology of the Greater Sage-Grouse. Bringing together the experience of thirty-eight researchers, it describes the bird’s population trends, its sagebrush habitat, and potential limitations to conservation, including the effects of rangeland fire, climate change, invasive plants, disease, and land uses such as energy development, grazing, and agriculture.

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  1. Cover
  2. p. 1
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. 2-5
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. vii-ix
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. xiii-xvii
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  1. Greater Sage-Grouse and Sagebrush: An Introduction to the Landscape
  2. pp. 1-9
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  1. Part I: Management and Conservation Status
  2. pp. 11-31
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  1. 1. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL FEDERAL LEGISLATION, AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION
  2. pp. 13-31
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  1. 2. THE LEGAL STATUS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PLANNING EFFORTS
  2. pp. 33-49
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  1. Part II: Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse
  2. pp. 51-71
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  1. 3. CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS
  2. pp. 53-67
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  1. 4. CHARACTERISTICS OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE HABITATS: A LANDSCAPE SPECIES AT MICRO AND MACROSCALES
  2. pp. 69-83
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  1. 5. MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO THE BIOLOGY OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE
  2. pp. 85-94
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  1. 6. PREDATION ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE: FACTS, PROCESS, AND EFFECTS
  2. pp. 95-100
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  1. 7. HARVEST MANAGEMENT FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE: A CHANGING PARADIGM FOR GAME BIRD MANAGEMENT
  2. pp. 101-111
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  1. 8. PARASITES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE
  2. pp. 113-126
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  1. 9. WEST NILE VIRUS ECOLOGY IN SAGEBRUSH HABITAT AND IMPACTS ON GREATER SAGEGROUSE POPULATIONS
  2. pp. 127-142
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  1. Part III: Ecology of Sagebrush
  2. pp. 143-163
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  1. 10. CHARACTERISTICS OF SAGEBRUSH HABITATS AND LIMITATIONS TO LONG-TERM CONSERVATION
  2. pp. 145-184
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  1. 11. PRE–EURO-AMERICAN AND RECENT FIRE SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS
  2. pp. 185-201
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  1. 12. ECOLOGICAL INFLUENCE AND PATHWAYS OF LAND USE IN SAGEBRUSH
  2. pp. 203-251
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  1. 13. INFLUENCES OF THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT ON SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPE PATTERNS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION
  2. pp. 253-271
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  1. 14. INFLUENCES OF FREE-ROAMING EQUIDS ON SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEMS, WITH A FOCUS ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE
  2. pp. 273-290
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  1. Part IV: Population Trends and Habitat Relationships
  2. pp. 291-311
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  1. 15. GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATION DYNAMICS AND PROBABILITY OF PERSISTENCE
  2. pp. 293-381
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  1. 16. CONNECTING PATTERN AND PROCESS IN GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS AND SAGEBRUSH LANDSCAPES
  2. pp. 383-405
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  1. 17. INFLUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC FEATURES ON GREATER SAGE-GROUSE POPULATIONS, 1997–2007
  2. pp. 407-450
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  1. 18. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTIRPATION OF SAGE-GROUSE
  2. pp. 451-472
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  1. Part V: Conservation and Management
  2. pp. 473-493
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  1. 19. GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AS AN UMBRELLA SPECIES FOR SHRUBLAND PASSERINE BIRDS: A MULTISCALE ASSESSMENT
  2. pp. 475-487
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  1. 20. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND GREATER SAGE-GROUSE
  2. pp. 489-503
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  1. 21. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION TRADEOFFS: SYSTEMATIC PLANNING FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE IN THEIR EASTERN RANGE
  2. pp. 505-516
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  1. 22. RESPONSE OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE TO THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON STATE
  2. pp. 517-529
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  1. 23. RESTORING AND REHABILITATING SAGEBRUSH HABITATS
  2. pp. 531-548
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  1. 24. CONSERVATION OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE: A SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE MANAGEMENT
  2. pp. 549-563
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  1. Literature Cited
  2. pp. 565-624
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 625-644
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  1. Series Titles
  2. pp. 645-646
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