Using Human-Imprinted Chicks to Evaluate the Importance of Forbs to Sage-Grouse

Sherri L. Huwer; David R. Anderson; Thomas E. Remington; Gary C. White

doi:10.2193/2004-340

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Sherri L. Huwer,^1,* David R. Anderson,² Thomas E. Remington,³ Gary C. White⁴

¹aColorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 8
²bColorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 8
³cColorado Division of Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA
⁴dDepartment of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

^* Present address: Colorado Division of Wildlife, 4207 W County Road 16E, Loveland, CO 80537, USA

Abstract

Although several studies have indicated the importance of forbs in brood habitats, no studies have quantified direct effects of the amount of forb cover on sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) chicks. In 2002 and 2003, we conducted field experiments in Middle Park and Moffat County, Colorado, USA, respectively. Our objective was to quantify effects of 3 levels of forb cover in brood habitat on mass gain and feather growth of human-imprinted sage-grouse chicks. The results indicate that increasing forb cover in brood areas with <20% forb cover may lead to increased chick survival and grouse productivity.

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Sherri L. Huwer, David R. Anderson, Thomas E. Remington, and Gary C. White "Using Human-Imprinted Chicks to Evaluate the Importance of Forbs to Sage-Grouse," Journal of Wildlife Management 72(7), 1622-1627, (1 September 2008). https://doi.org/10.2193/2004-340

Published: 1 September 2008

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