期刊
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
卷 76, 期 7, 页码 1370-1380出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.397
关键词
avian collision; Centrocercus urophasianus; fence management; greater sage-grouse; Idaho; infrastructure collision; modeling collision risk
资金
- IDFG
- U. S. Bureau of Land Management
Previous research in Europe and North America suggested grouse are susceptible to collision with infrastructure, and anecdotal observation suggested greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) fence collision in breeding habitats may be prevalent. However, no previous research systematically studied greater sage-grouse fence collision in any portion of their range. We used data from probability-based sampling of fences in greater sage-grouse breeding habitats of southern Idaho, USA, to model factors associated with collision at microsite and broad spatial scales. Site-scale modeling suggested collision may be influenced by technical attributes of fences, with collisions common at fence segments absent wooden fence posts and with segment widths >4?m. Broad-scale modeling suggested relative probability of collision was influenced by region, a terrain ruggedness index (TRI), and fence density per square km. Conditional on those factors, collision counts were also influenced by distance to nearest active sage-grouse lek. Our models provide a conceptual framework for prioritizing sage-grouse breeding habitats for collision mitigation such as fence marking or moving, and suggest mitigation in breeding habitats should start in areas with moderate-high fence densities (>1?km/km2) within 2?km of active leks. However, TRI attenuated other covariate effects, and mean TRI/km2 >10?m nearly eliminated sage-grouse collision. Thus, our data suggested mitigation should focus on sites with flat to gently rolling terrain. Moreover, site-scale modeling suggested constructing fences with larger and more conspicuous wooden fence posts and segment widths <4?m may reduce collision. (c) 2012 The Wildlife Society.
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