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Great Basin Sage-Grouse Concentration Areas

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2009-01-01
End Date
2014-12-01

Citation

Coates, P.S., Ricca, M.A., Prochazka, B.G., Doherty, K.E., Brooks, M.L., and Casazza, M.L., 2015, Long-term effects of wildfire on greater sage-grouse—Integrating population and ecosystem concepts for management in the Great Basin: U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7K35RRS.

Summary

Indices of habitat suitability and animal abundance provide useful proxy-based measures adaptive management (Coates et al. 2015a). Doherty et al. (in review) derived a range-wide population index model for sage-grouse using such indices that incorporated sage-grouse habitat suitability generated from Random Forest models (Evans et al. 2011), and spatially explicit abundance measures based on fixed kernel density functions informed by distributions of lek locations (lek locations defined by Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, see Coates et al. 2015b). The kernels were generated using two bandwidth distances representing the majority of breeding habitat in relation to leks (6.4 km) and seasonal movements (18.0 km). Relationships [...]

Contacts

Principal Investigator :
Peter S Coates
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Metadata Contact :
Mark Ricca
Originator :
USGS, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station
Co-Investigator :
Mark Ricca, Michael L Casazza, Brian G Prochazka, Matthew L Brooks

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Sage grouse concentration areas.shp.xml
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Sage grouse concentration areas.CPG 5 Bytes
Sage grouse concentration areas.dbf 265 Bytes
Sage grouse concentration areas.prj 455 Bytes
Sage grouse concentration areas.sbn 132 Bytes
Sage grouse concentration areas.sbx 116 Bytes
Sage grouse concentration areas.shp 617.58 KB
Sage grouse concentration areas.shx 108 Bytes

Purpose

This dataset identifies sage-grouse concentration areas in the Great Basin, which comprise areas of both high habitat suitability and high population abundance, and can be used to help guide fire suppression and restoration efforts.

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The authors of these data require that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government

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