Conservation assessment of greater sage-grouse and sagebrush habitats
By: John W. Connelly, Steven T. Knick, Michael A. Schroeder, [and] San J. Stiver
Contributors: Knick, Steven T.; Schroeder, M.A. (Michael A.); Stiver, San Juan; Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (U.S.); United States. Bureau of Land Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Forest Service
Publisher: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cheyenne, Wyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 610
Subjects: Sage grouse; Habitat conservation; Ecology; Habitat; Wildlife conservation; Bird populations; Sagebrush; Vegetation management; Range ecology; Upland game birds
Other titles: Conservation assessment of greater sage grouse and sagebrush habitats; Greater sage-grouse and sagebrush habitats
Description: "Population declines of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and alterations and loss of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) have prompted petitions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the species under the Endangered Species Act. Our objectives were to present an unbiased assessment from an ecological perspective of the current status and the potential factors that influenced the long-term conservation of greater sage-grouse populations and the sage brush ecosystems on which they depend"--Page 1.1
Notes: "June 2004."

"Unpublished report."

Funding from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Conservation status of greater sage-grouse populations; title: Population ecology and characteristics; title: Greater sage-grouse habitat characteristics; title: Sagebrush ecosystems: dynamics of primary sagebrush habitats, delineation and description of sagebrush habitats; title: Greater sage-grouse populations; title: Sagebrush ecosystems: current status and trends (Invasive species, land use); title: Greater sage-grouse genetics; title: Effect of harvest on greater sage-grouse; title: Predation, parasites and pathogens; title: Monitoring sage-grouse habitats and populations; title: The human footprint in the West: a large-scale analysis of anthropogenic impacts; title: Synthesis.