Habitat Use and Nest Site Selection by Nesting Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Southeastern New Mexico

Johnson, Kelly; Smith, Blaine E.; Sadoti, Giancarlo; Neville, Teri B.; Neville, Paul

doi:10.1894/0038-4909(2004)049<0334:huanss>2.0.co;2

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“…All nests on my study area were within the shinnery oak ecological community (Peterson and Boyd 1998) and nest site selection did not appear to be related to age of females. Lesser Prairie-Chickens become more dependent on shrubs for nesting cover where residual herbaceous cover is less abundant (Sell 1979, Johnson et al 2004. Lesser Prairie-Chickens in my study may have used shinnery oak for nesting because it was abundant, and had both overhead and horizontal cover.…”

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confidence: 89%

Nesting Ecology and Reproductive Success of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Shinnery Oak-Dominated Rangelands

Davis¹

2009

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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Nesting Ecology and Reproductive Success of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Shinnery Oak-Dominated Rangelands

Davis¹

2009

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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“…Wide-spread eradication of sand shinnery oak is thought to be exceptionally detrimental to lesser prairiechickens (Davis et al, 1979;Doerr & Guthery, 1980;Olawsky & Smith, 1991;Riley et al, 1993;Sell, 1979;Taylor & Guthery, 1980,). Johnson et al (2004) observed lesser prairiechicken hens selecting sand shinnery oak dominated rangelands not treated with herbicide, for nest sites, significantly more than herbicide treated rangelands. Johnson et al (2004) also reported greater density of shrubs within a 3-m radius surrounding the lesser prairiechicken nest sites.…”

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“…Johnson et al (2004) observed lesser prairiechicken hens selecting sand shinnery oak dominated rangelands not treated with herbicide, for nest sites, significantly more than herbicide treated rangelands. Johnson et al (2004) also reported greater density of shrubs within a 3-m radius surrounding the lesser prairiechicken nest sites. In New Mexico, Bell et al (2010) most often located lesser prairie-chicken broods in dense sand shinnery oak areas.…”

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Use of Tebuthiuron to Restore Sand Shinnery Oak Grasslands of the Southern High Plains

Haukos¹

2011

Herbicides - Mechanisms and Mode of Action

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“…Most year-round activity occurs 3.2 km, and nesting often is 1.8 km, from leks (Campbell 1972, Giesen 1994, Pitman et al 2006a). Nesting and brood rearing (late March-August) is most successful where vegetation affords a high degree of vertical and horizontal cover that protects LPC from predation, extreme temperatures, and desiccating winds (Riley et al 1992, Giesen 1994, Johnson et al 2004, Patten et al 2005b …”

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Implications of climatic heterogeneity for conservation of the Lesser Prairie‐Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)

Dunn

Milne

2014

Ecosphere

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Abstract. A geographic range is a heterogeneous matrix where the natural capability to support resident species varies from detrimental to optimal. Given this, the first priority for species conservation should be to determine where optimal environments exist. We used MaxEnt species distribution modeling to distinguish climatic characteristics associated with persistent leks from those at random locations in order to characterize the niche and potential distribution of the imperiled Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). Annual, brood period, and winter precipitation were the most important characteristics of the niche across the entire range, but maximum temperature during nesting was a key characteristic in the southern part of the range. Habitat suitability across the geographic range was multimodal but also consistent with a center-periphery pattern. Western Kansas and Oklahoma and east-central New Mexico contributed more than expected, whereas all other areas contributed less than expected, to habitat suitability of the geographic range. Lesser Prairie-Chickens appear constrained on the western edge of their range by abiotic factors, namely aridity, unfavorable temperatures and sandy soils. Conversely, they appear constrained on the eastern edge by biotic factors, namely transition from mid-grass to tallgrass prairie that results in dominance by the Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido). Conserving Lesser PrairieChickens will depend on maintaining persistent populations in western Kansas and Oklahoma and eastcentral New Mexico, as well as expanding its distribution across Texas. Aridity, unfavorable temperatures, and a paucity of habitat make eastern Colorado and southeastern New Mexico challenging areas for persistence of this species. Climate change may make it more difficult for populations in New Mexico and adjacent parts of Texas to persist, but more favorable for populations in eastern Colorado. The potential difficulties for populations in the southern part of the range will make it increasingly important to conserve populations in western Kansas and Oklahoma.

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Habitat Use and Nest Site Selection by Nesting Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Southeastern New Mexico

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

Nesting Ecology and Reproductive Success of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Shinnery Oak-Dominated Rangelands

Nesting Ecology and Reproductive Success of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Shinnery Oak-Dominated Rangelands

Use of Tebuthiuron to Restore Sand Shinnery Oak Grasslands of the Southern High Plains

Implications of climatic heterogeneity for conservation of the Lesser Prairie‐Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)

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