Identification_Information:
	Citation:
		Citation_Information:
			Originator: Lehman, R.N., K. Steenhof, L.B. Carpenter, and M.N. Kochert
			Publication_Date: 2000
			Title: Turnover and dispersal of prairie falcons in southwestern Idaho
			Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Journal article
			Series_Information:
				Series_Name: J. Raptor Res.
				Issue_Identification: 34(4):262-269
			Other_Citation_Details:
				Science Information System Project #: 73-3
				Publication Control #: 829
	Description:
		Abstract: The Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA) is unique because it supports an unusual concentration of nesting raptors, possibly the densest nesting assemblage of non-colonial raptors in the world. It also contains an exceptionally high raptor biodiversity. Congress recognized this extraordinary resource and established this 240,064 ha area (196,225 ha are public land) along a 130-km stretch of the Snake River as a National Conservation Area in 1993. This project, comprised of numerous component studies, is being conducted because of widespread concern about use of a portion of the NCA by the Idaho Army National Guard and extensive loss of raptor habitat due to wildfires. The project will test the hypothesis that military training activities have no effect on raptors, their prey, and their habitats in a shrubsteppe and salt desert shrub environment. It will also assess the effects of wildfire on raptors and the ability of the post-burn vegetation community to support prey populations. The study will also collect baseline data that will allow evaluation of techniques for restoring and protecting native plant communities as well as assessment of the relationship between livestock grazing and prey abundance. The project focuses on the spatial and temporal variation in habitat use by foraging raptors and on habitat characteristics associated with the principal prey species to investigate the relationships among three trophic levels (soils/vegetation, prey, and raptors).
		Purpose: Reporting research results
		Supplemental_Information:
			Extent of item: 262-269pp
			Illustrative Matter:  tables
	Time_Period_of_Content:
		Time_Period_Information:
			Single_Date/Time:
				Calendar_Date: 2000
		Currentness_Reference: publication date
	Status:
		Progress: Complete
		Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
	Spatial_Domain:
		Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
		Bounding_Coordinates:
			West_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.25
			East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.1
			North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.1
			South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43
	Keywords:
		Theme:
			Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
			Theme_Keyword: dispersal
			Theme_Keyword: turnover
		Theme:
			Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Science Information System Controlled Vocabulary
			Theme_Keyword: Birds
			Theme_Keyword: National Wildlife Refuges
			Theme_Keyword: Populations
			Theme_Keyword: Monitoring
			Theme_Keyword: Wildlife
		Place:
			Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
			Place_Keyword: southwestern Idaho
			Place_Keyword: Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
			Place_Keyword: ID
	Taxonomy:
		Keywords/Taxon:
			Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
			Taxonomic_Keywords: Prairie falcons (Falco mexicanus)
			Taxonomic_Keywords: birds
		Taxonomic_Classification:
			Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
			Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
			Taxonomic_Classification:
				Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
				Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
				Taxonomic_Classification:
					Taxon_Rank_Name: Sub Phylum
					Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
					Taxonomic_Classification:
						Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
						Taxon_Rank_Value: Aves
						Taxonomic_Classification:
							Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
							Taxon_Rank_Value: Ciconiiformes
							Taxonomic_Classification:
								Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
								Taxon_Rank_Value: Falconidae
								Applicable_Common_Name: prairie falcon
								Taxonomic_Classification:
									Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
									Taxon_Rank_Value: Falco
									Taxonomic_Classification:
										Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
										Taxon_Rank_Value: Falco mexicanus
	Access_Constraints: None
	Use_Constraints: None
	Point_of_Contact:
		Contact_Information:
			Contact_Person_Primary:
				Contact_Person: Lehman, Robert
				Contact_Organization: USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center; Snake River Field Station
			Contact_Address:
				Address_Type: mailing and physical address
				Address: Snake River Field Station, 970 Lusk St.
				City: Boise
				State_or_Province: ID
				Postal_Code: 83706
			Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208/426/5205
			Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: blehman@eagle.boisestate.edu
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				Address:
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				City: Boise
				State_or_Province: ID
				Postal_Code: 83706
				Country: USA
			Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208 426-5218
			Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208 426-5210
	Resource_Description: Publication Control #: 829
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
	Metadata_Date: 20010530
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