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Effects of plant community characteristics on insect abundance : implications for sage-grouse brood-rearing habitat

Creator:

Ersch, Erica A.

Abstract:

A causative factor in declining greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) populations is reduced annual recruitment due to poor habitat quality. Sage-grouse population decline is concurrent with a decline in the extent and quality of the sagebrush (Artemisia sp.) biome. However, current research has shown a positive relationship between sage-grouse brood and...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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. Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________________________ Tamzen K