{"product_id":"preliminary-analysis-of-greater-sage-grouse-reproduction-in-the-virginia-mountains-of-northwestern-nevada-open-file-report-2011-1182-9781288703456","title":"Preliminary Analysis of Greater Sage-Grouse Reproduction in the Virginia Mountains of Northwestern Nevada: Open-File Report 2011-1182","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter S. Coates\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelationships between habitat selection and population vital rates of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter sage-grouse), recently designated as a candidate species under the Endangered Species Act, within the Great Basin are not well-understood. The growing development of renewable energy infrastructure within areas inhabited by sage-grouse is thought to influence predator and vegetation communities. For example, common ravens (Corvus corax), a synanthropic sage-grouse nest predator, are increasing range-wide and select transmission lines and other tall structures for nesting and perching. In the Virginia Mountains of northwestern Nevada, we collected preliminary information of space-use, habitat selection, and population vital rates during the nesting and brood-rearing period over two years on 56 sage-grouse. Additionally, videography at nest sites (n = 22) was used to identify sage-grouse nest predators. The study area is a potential site for renewable energy developments (i.e., wind and solar), and we plan to continue monitoring this population using a before-after-control-impact study design. The results reported here are preliminary and further data are required before conclusions can be drawn from this population of sage-grouse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bibliogov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45158372802711,"sku":"9781288703456","price":1083.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781288703456.webp?v=1767302893","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/preliminary-analysis-of-greater-sage-grouse-reproduction-in-the-virginia-mountains-of-northwestern-nevada-open-file-report-2011-1182-9781288703456","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}