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Forbs and Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Restoration Efforts: Suggestions for Improving Commercial Seed Availability and Restoration Practices
Author
Curran, Michael F.
Crow, Taylor M.
Hufford, Kristina M.
Stahl, Peter D.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2015-12-01
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On the Ground: • Greater sage-grouse are the species of concern in the largest conservation effort in US history and have populations spanning 11 western states. Restoration of sage-grouse habitat will assist these conservation efforts. • It is known that forbs are critical to sage-grouse diets, but only isolated studies have measured forbs in the diet at a species or genera-specific level and little is known about sage-grouse preference to forbs. • Research has shown that local seed sources promote successful reestablishment of vegetation communities, although commercial seed sources for forb species used in sage-grouse diet often are lacking. • We make suggestions for selecting forb species and improving seed sources for sage-grouse conservation. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform March 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.007
Additional Information
Curran, M. F., Crow, T. M., Hufford, K. M., & Stahl, P. D. (2015). Forbs and Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Restoration Efforts: Suggestions for Improving Commercial Seed Availability and Restoration Practices. Rangelands, 37(6), 211-216.
IISN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/640114
Journal Volume
37
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
211-216
Collection
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
sage-grouse conservation
seed source availability
restoration ecology
sage-grouse diet
sage-grouse habitat restoration
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