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The Prairie Pothole Region spans parts of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Iowa and south-central Canada and contains millions of wetlands that provide habitat for breeding and migrating birds. Because it is the continent’s most important breeding area for waterfowl, conservation and management largely focuses on protecting habitat for nesting ducks. However, other wetland-dependent birds also rely on this region, and it is important to understand the degree to which habitat conserved for ducks provides habitat for other species, and how the quality of this habitat will be affected by climate change. Project researchers tested whether waterfowl are effective representatives, or surrogates, for other wetland-dependent...
Categories: Map,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2013,
Birds,
Birds,
CASC,
Completed, All tags...
Gap Analysis,
Grasslands and Plains,
Grasslands and Plains,
Landscapes,
Landscapes,
Management Planning and Delivery,
North Central,
North Central CASC,
Projects by Region,
Surrogate Species,
Water, Coasts and Ice,
Water, Coasts and Ice,
Wetlands,
Wetlands,
Wildlife and Plants,
Wildlife and Plants, Fewer tags
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Climate affects both the demographics of the Greater sage-grouse bird and the condition and long-term viability of their habitats, including sage-steppe communities. This project builds on collaboration among federal land managers, state wildlife biologists, scientists, and other organizations to create a long-term framework for implementing adaptive management for the sage-grouse. The study examined factors that might be limiting grouse numbers and will investigate components of weather patterns in relation to projected climate change models. Precipitation and temperature, as well as variables such as evaporation and soil moisture, will be considered. Overall, the project focused on (1) providing workshops to foster...
Categories: Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2012,
Birds,
Birds,
CASC,
Climate change, All tags...
Completed,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Data Visualization & Tools,
Greater Sage-Grouse,
Habitat vulnerability,
North Central,
North Central CASC,
Projects by Region,
Science Tools for Managers,
Science Tools for Managers,
Wildlife and Plants,
Wildlife and Plants,
adaptive management,
sagebrush steppe,
species vulnerability, Fewer tags
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