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Oregon Greater Sage-Grouse Proposed RMPA/Final EIS, June 2015 Chapter 7 References CHAPTER 7 REFERENCES Changes Between the Draft EIS and Final EIS Changes to this chapter between the Draft EIS and Final EIS are as follows: • Reviewed updated or new literature • Added approximately 155 references • Updated, as appropriate, based on public comments received on the DEIS • References and personal communications for Section 5.3, Greater Sage-Grouse Cumulative Effects Analysis: Oregon Sub-Region, are listed separately in Section 7.2. 7.1 REFERENCES Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas. 2009. Cook Inlet Area wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Final Finding of the Director. Appendix C. Directional and Extended-Reach Drilling. January 20, 2009. Aldridge, C. L., and M. S. Boyce. 2007. Linking occurrence and fitness to persistence: a habitat-based approach for endangered greater sage-grouse. Ecological Applications 17:508-526. Aldridge, C. L., and R. M. Brigham. 2002. 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