Thinking like a grassland: challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation in the Great Plains of North America
D Augustine, A Davidson, K Dickinson… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Fauna of North America's Great Plains evolved strategies to contend with the
region's extreme spatiotemporal variability in weather and low annual primary productivity …
region's extreme spatiotemporal variability in weather and low annual primary productivity …
Strategic conservation for lesser prairie-chickens among landscapes of varying anthropogenic influence
DS Sullins, DA Haukos, JM Lautenbach… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
For millennia grasslands have provided a myriad of ecosystem services and have been
coupled with human resource use. The loss of 46% of grasslands worldwide necessitates …
coupled with human resource use. The loss of 46% of grasslands worldwide necessitates …
Ecological disturbance through patch‐burn grazing influences lesser prairie‐chicken space use
JD Lautenbach, DA Haukos… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Across portions of the western Great Plains in North America, natural fire has been removed
from grassland ecosystems, decreasing vegetation heterogeneity and allowing woody …
from grassland ecosystems, decreasing vegetation heterogeneity and allowing woody …
Using grazing to manage herbaceous structure for a heterogeneity‐dependent bird
JD Kraft, DA Haukos, MR Bain, MB Rice… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Grazing management recommendations often sacrifice the intrinsic heterogeneity of
grasslands by prescribing uniform grazing distributions through smaller pastures, increased …
grasslands by prescribing uniform grazing distributions through smaller pastures, increased …
Availability of lesser prairie‐chicken nesting habitat impairs restoration success
LA Berigan, CSH Aulicky, EC Teige… - Wildlife Society …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Regional populations of lesser prairie‐chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) have been
declining irregularly since the early 1900s (Jensen et al. 2000). Populations in the Sand …
declining irregularly since the early 1900s (Jensen et al. 2000). Populations in the Sand …
Demographic effects of a megafire on a declining prairie grouse in the mixed‐grass prairie
NJ Parker, DS Sullins, DA Haukos… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have documented benefits of small, prescribed fire and wildfire for grassland‐
dependent wildlife, such as lesser prairie‐chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicintus), but wildlife …
dependent wildlife, such as lesser prairie‐chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicintus), but wildlife …
Lesser prairie‐chicken survival in varying densities of energy development
AJ Lawrence, SA Carleton, WR Gould… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic features increasingly affect ecological processes with increasing human
demand for natural resources. Such effects also have the potential to vary depending on the …
demand for natural resources. Such effects also have the potential to vary depending on the …
Assessment of lesser prairie‐chicken translocation through survival and lek surveys
EC Teige, LA Berigan, CSH Aulicky… - Wildlife Society …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Translocation is a management tool used to restore or augment wildlife populations, but
outcomes of translocations are often poorly documented and can have varying levels of …
outcomes of translocations are often poorly documented and can have varying levels of …
A multispecies approach to manage effects of land cover and weather on upland game birds
Loss and degradation of grasslands in the Great Plains region have resulted in major
declines in abundance of grassland bird species. To ensure future viability of grassland bird …
declines in abundance of grassland bird species. To ensure future viability of grassland bird …
Lesser Prairie‐chicken incubation behavior and nest success most influenced by nest vegetation structure
JM Gehrt, DS Sullins, BHF Verheijen… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Incubation breaks are necessary for any nesting bird but can increase the mortality risk of
the nest or attending parent. How intrinsic and extrinsic variables affect nest attentiveness …
the nest or attending parent. How intrinsic and extrinsic variables affect nest attentiveness …