The lesser prairie-chicken has persisted through the Dust Bowl, vegetation state changes, land runs, oil booms, and introgression with the similar greater prairie-chicken. While it occurs in several distinct vegetation types, it is common in none of them. Despite the plasticity the species demonstrates across space and time, there exist some common factors amongst the various populations. Specifically, these components are the quantity and distribution of grass, trees, and disturbance. While there are knowledge gaps, we largely understand how these primary factors relate to lesser prairie-chickens. Yet, it is whether or not society is willing to compromise that will ultimately determine the fate of a species that has been with us through our entire history on the Great Plains.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.