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Sage-Grouse Bibliography Mary M. Rowland and Michael J. Wisdom October 2002 Methods for Construction of the Sage-grouse Bibliography The primary purpose of our literature search was to establish a bibliography of the published, scientific literature for analysis of current knowledge about sage-grouse. References pertaining to sage-grouse were obtained from a variety of sources and entered into an electronic database (ProCite for Windows, version 5.0 software). Staff members of the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center created the foundation for the database in July 2001, by searching several major bibliographic databases (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, FirstSearch, and Wildlife Worldwide) for all citations with the terms "sage-grouse" or "Centrocercus urophasianus" in the title or as key words. After this initial search, we compared the resulting database with the references section of recent, key publications on sage-grouse (e.g., Schroeder et al. 1999, Connelly et al. 2000) and added citations as appropriate. The following types of citations were entered in the ProCite database: journal articles; articles in published proceedings of meetings, symposia, or workshops; theses or dissertations; articles in a numbered series published by a government agency or university; and books or chapters in books. Some additional types of material (e.g., federal aid job completion reports, abstracts, and articles in popular magazines) were entered, especially if they pertained to Oregon. (The database was developed as part of a contract completed for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.) Thus, for these categories ("gray" literature and articles in popular magazines), the database is incomplete and Oregon-centric. We did not intend to capture the complete body of unpublished literature on sage-grouse; instead, we wanted to collect a representative sample of that literature. Several bibliographies on sage-grouse have been compiled or published, including those by Ryder (1964), Gill (1966), Boyce and Tate (1979), Hall (1998), and Salvo (2001). We used these existing bibliographies to check for omissions from our database, but did not include most popular articles or gray literature found in these bibliographies, nor did we include articles that focused primarily on other grouse species. I will be updating the database periodically as new literature is published. Please send additions or corrections to: Mary Rowland at [email protected], or by calling me at 541-962- 6582. Acknowledgments We are grateful to C. Goldade, D. H. Johnson, and K. Van Cleave of the U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, ND for their assistance in literature searches, database compilation, and acquisition of reprints. E. Araki, B. Campbell, J. Penzien, and D. Woodworth of the National Science and Technology Center/BLM Library in Denver, CO were helpful in providing literature. J. Boyd, L. Farstad, and A. Koger assisted with database entry, filing, and ordering reprints. J. Boss of the Colorado Division of Wildlife provided copies of reports from that agency. We thank F. Hall of the California Department of Fish and Game and M. Salvo of the American Lands Alliance for sharing their extensive bibliographies on sage-grouse. E. Lawton, USDI Bureau of Land Management, also provided copies of sage-grouse bibliographies. References Boyce, M. S., and J. Tate, Jr. 1979. A bibliography on the sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, Science Monograph 38. Laramie, Wyoming, USA. 12 pp. Connelly, J. W., M. A. Schroeder, A. R. Sands, and C. E. Braun. 2000. Guidelines to manage sage-grouse populations and their habitats. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:967-985. Hall, F. 1998. A sage-grouse bibliography. Unpublished report. On file with: Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forestry and Range Sciences Laboratory, 1401 Gekeler Lane, La Grande, OR, USA 97850. Gill, R. B. 1966. A literature review on the sage-grouse. Colorado Department of Game, Fish and Parks, Game Research Division, and Colorado Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. Special Report 6. 39 pp. Ryder, R. A. 1964. A partial bibliography of references on the sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA. 28 pp. Salvo, M. 2001. Literature cited and selected references: conservationist comments on draft interim management guidelines for sage-grouse and sagebrush steppe ecosystems. Unpublished bibliography. 149 pp. Schroeder, M. A., J. R. Young, and C. E. Braun. 1999. Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). A. Poole and F. Gill, editors. The birds of North America, Number 425. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C., USA. 28 pp. 2 Sage-Grouse Bibliography Mary M. Rowland and Michael J. Wisdom October 2002 Able, K. P. 2000. Sage Grouse futures. Birding 32:306-316. Keywords: Sage Grouse/Taxonomy/Distribution-Mapping/Habitat Use-Selection/Genetics/Behavior. Addison, E. M., and R. C. Anderson. 1969. Oxyspirura lumsdeni n. sp. (Nematoda: Thelaziidae) from Tetraonidae in North America. Canadian Journal of Zoology 47:1223-1227. Keywords: Sage Grouse/Oxyspirura/Anatomy-Morphology/Disease-Parasites. Aldrich, J. W. 1946. New subspecies of birds from western North America. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 59:129-135. Keywords: Sage Grouse/Distribution-Mapping/Physiology/Subspecies/North America/Taxonomy/Oregon/Washington/Anatomy-Morphology/Taxonomy. Aldrich, J. W. 1963. Geographic orientation of American tetraonidae. Journal of Wildlife Management 27:529- 545. Keywords: Sage Grouse/Tetraonidae/Habitat Use-Selection/Distribution-Mapping. Abstract: Differentiation of both species and genera within the grouse family (Tetraonidae) has been pronounced in North America. Each of its species has become adapted to specific types of habitat. These vary greatly, from arctic tundra to northern desert scrub and humid forest of both deciduous and coniferous types. All the species are racially variable in some degree, from the sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), with 2 races, to the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), with 13. The races tend to be correlated with the ecological climax area in which they live. There are a few cases in which this correlation is not obvious and racial variation seems to be entirely the result of geographical isolation. The present status of grouse depends chiefly on the extent to which modification of required habitat has taken place; the greatest changes have occurred in the grasslands and the least in the arctic-alpine areas. Aldrich, J. W., and A. J. Duvall. 1955. Distribution of American gallinaceous game birds. USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Circular 34. Keywords: Sage Grouse/Habitat Use-Selection/Water/Reproduction/Distribution-Mapping. Aldridge, C. L. 1998. Status of the sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) in Alberta. Alberta Environ. Protection, Wildl. Manage. Div., and Alberta Conserv. Assoc., Edmonton. Wildl. Status Rep. 13. 23 pages. Keywords: Sage Grouse/Habitat Use-Selection/Nesting/Brood rearing/Winter/Lekking/Behavior/Diet/Mortality- Survival/Alberta/Management/Agriculture/Roads/Weather-Climate/Mineral-Oil Development. Aldridge, C. L. 2000. Reproduction and habitat use by Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in a northern fringe population. M.S. thesis. University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 109 pages. Keywords: Sage Grouse/Reproduction/Habitat Use-Selection/Population trends/Nesting/Brood rearing/Distribution-Mapping/Lekking/Behavior/Diet/Mortality-Survival/Predation/Roads/Weather- Climate/Agriculture/Hunting/Recreation. Aldridge, C. L., and R. M. Brigham. 2001. Nesting and reproductive activities of Greater Sage-Grouse in a declining northern fringe population. Condor 103(3):537-543. Keywords: Sage Grouse/Nesting/Reproduction/Canada/Habitat Use-Selection/Brood rearing. Abstract: In Canada, Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are at the northern edge of their range, occurring only in southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan. The population in Canada has declined by 66% to 92% over the last 30 years. We used radio-telemetry to follow 20 female Greater Sage-Grouse and monitor productivity in southeastern Alberta, and to assess habitat use at nesting and brood-rearing locations. All females attempted to nest. Mean clutch size (7.8 eggs per nest) was at the high end of the normal range for sage-grouse (typically 6.6-8.2). Nest success (46%) and breeding success (55%) were within the range found for more southerly populations (15% to 86% and 15% to 70%, 3 respectively). Thirty-six percent of unsuccessful females attempted to renest. Fledging success was slightly lower than reported in other studies. Thus, reproductive effort does not appear to be related to the population decline. However, chick survival to >=50 days of age (mean = 18%) was only about half of that estimated (35%) for a stable or slightly declining population, suggesting that chick survival may be the most important factor reducing overall reproductive success and contributing to the decline of Greater Sage-Grouse in Canada. Aldridge, C. L., and R. M. Brigham. 2002. Sage-Grouse nesting and brood habitat in southern Canada. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(2):433-444. 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