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Gage, Stuart H.; Joo, Wooyeong

doi:10.1002/9781119230724.ch15

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“…Patterns of space use within a species are constrained by body size and metabolic rate (McNab 1963, Harestad and Bunnell 1979), so when the scale of disturbance exceeds the scale at which species use space, habitat conditions (e.g., lack of diversity, structural complexity) within the species' home range can become exceedingly homogenous and unfavorable (Holling 1992, Lashley et al 2015). Turkey space use is allometrically scaled (Gray 1986, Gray and Prince 1988, Coup and Pekins 1999) and published estimates of space use by wild turkeys in fire‐managed landscapes lend support to our finding that prescribed fires at smaller spatial scales are more commensurate with the species' ecology. For example, Yeldell et al (2017 b ) reported that average core area size of female turkeys was approximately 71 ha during pre‐nesting, and Wood et al (2018) reported pre‐nesting home range sizes to be approximately 390 ha.…”

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Spatial Scale and Shape of Prescribed Fires Influence Use by Wild Turkeys

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In recent years, there have been increasing efforts to understand effects of prescribed fire on population dynamics of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo; turkeys) in pine (Pinus spp.) forests. Although distribution of turkeys is not limited to pine forests, these forests provide nesting and brood-rearing habitat throughout the southeastern United States. Previous studies have investigated direct (e.g., nest loss to fire) and indirect (e.g., nest-and brood-site selection) effects of prescribed fire, but little is known about how turkeys are influenced by the spatial scale and shape of prescribed fire. We constructed an individual-based model (IBM) with landscapes of 2 burn unit shapes and 17 spatial scales. We used telemetry data obtained from global positioning system-marked female turkeys to replicate movement behaviors of turkeys within the model. We hypothesized that use of units burned during the current year (<1 yr) would decrease as scale of fires increased, and that shape of burn units would influence use by turkeys. Spatial scale most influenced turkey use; the greatest use was in burned stands of approximately 23 ha in size, whereas least use was associated with burned stands >1,269 ha. At a spatial scale of 23 ha, the daily percent use of rectangular burn units was 7% greater than square-shaped burn units. Likewise, daily percent use of rectangular burn units was 34% greater than square-shaped burn units at a spatial scale of 1,269 ha. When burn units were rectangular-shaped, daily percent use decreased by 48% as the spatial extent of the fires increased from 23 ha to 203 ha. Likewise, when burn units were square-shaped, turkey use decreased by 49% as spatial extent of fires increased from 23 ha to 203 ha. Our findings suggest the importance of managing forested landscapes with prescribed fires not exceeding approximately 200 ha if wild turkeys are a management concern.

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