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Forest Grouse Ecology And Management In The Bear River Range Northern Utah, Skyler Y. Farnsworth
Forest Grouse Ecology And Management In The Bear River Range Northern Utah, Skyler Y. Farnsworth
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
To better manage dusky grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) and ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), hereafter forest grouse, managers require better information on forest grouse population status and habitat selection. To address this need, from 2015-2017, I conducted research on a sympatric populations inhabiting the Bear River Range of northern Utah to develop a breeding survey protocol, assess habitat selection, evaluate dusky grouse response to livestock grazing, and determine hunter harvest rates.
The breeding census protocol that I developed compared listening intervals with and without electronic playback calls at designated survey stop locations. Using digital mapping software, I plotted …