Balancing bird habitat and conifer removal in the Great Basin

Katherine Zeller

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Balancing bird habitat and conifer removal in the Great Basin

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Katherine Zeller

Year:

2020

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), January 2022. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Increasing the sagebrush habitat in the Great Basin Ecoregion remains a management concern for the agencies and conservation organizations within this region. Large-scale removal of the pinyon-juniper woodlands is one method for achieving this objective, particularly in the greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) priority areas for conservation (PACs). However, there’s concern that removal of these woodlands will result in a loss of habitat for pinyon-juniper associated bird species to the benefit of sagebrush associated bird species.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, bird habitat, greater sage grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, conifer removal, sagebrush habitat, priority areas for conservation (PACs), management

Citation

Zeller, Katherine. 2020. Balancing bird habitat and conifer removal in the Great Basin. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), January 2022. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.