Great Basin Naturalist
Article Title
Abstract
We translocated 196 Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus into Sawtooth Valley, Idaho, during March–April 1986–87 to augment a small resident population. Forty-four grouse equipped with radio transmitters were monitored through spring and summer. Nest sites (n = 6) had greater (P = .032) horizontal cover than did independent random plots (n = 7). During summer, grouse used sites (n = 50) with taller live and dead shrub heights, greater shrub canopy cover, and more ground litter (P < .009) than were found on dependent random plots (n = 50) 50–300 m from use sites. Distance to edge and mountain sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata vaseyana) density best separated use sites from independent random plots in logistic regression analysis and correctly classified 64% of the use sites and 78% of the independent random plots. Sage Grouse used sties that had narrower frequency distributions for many variables than did independent plots (P < .04), suggesting selection for uniform habitat.
Recommended Citation
Musil, David D.; Reese, Kerry P.; and Connelly, John W.
(1994)
"Nesting and summer habitat use by translocated sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in central Idaho,"
Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 54:
No.
3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol54/iss3/4