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Wild Turkey Occupancy In A Prairie Landscape, Joshua C. Courlas, R. Scott Lutz
Wild Turkey Occupancy In A Prairie Landscape, Joshua C. Courlas, R. Scott Lutz
The Prairie Naturalist
We investigated wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) distribution in prairie landscapes in North Dakota using occupancy modeling in two stages. In 2012, we extensively surveyed ecoregions across the state and in 2013, intensively surveyed the ecoregion with the highest probability of occupancy. Occupancy models from the statewide survey indicated wild turkeys were sparse in ecoregions with primarily agricultural landscapes, were found associated with wooded riparian cover, and found most frequently in the Missouri River Plateau ecoregion. In the Missouri River Plateau, our occupancy models identified that an additive model including mean patch area of cropland fields and spatial aggregation of forest …