Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

• Author: McNew, Lance B.
• TeilnehmendeR: Dahlgren, David K.; Beck, Jeffrey L.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1017 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• 1 Introduction to Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 What This Book Is
• 1.3 What This Book Is Not
• 1.4 Organization
• References
• Part I Rangeland Ecosystems and Processes
• 2 Rangeland Ecoregions of Western North America
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Rangelands East of the Rocky Mountains
• 2.2.1 Great Plains Prairie Grasslands
• 2.2.2 Savannas and Parklands
• 2.3 Rangelands West of the Rocky Mountains
• 2.3.1 Rangeland Regions Receiving Precipitation as Winter Rain
• 2.3.2 Rangeland Regions Receiving Precipitation as Winter Snow
• 2.3.3 Rangeland Regions Receiving Precipitation as Summer Rain
• Appendix
• References
• 3 A History of North American Rangelands
• 3.1 Introduction: Rangelands and History
• 3.2 The Late Indigenous Period
• 3.3 Fur Trading
• 3.4 Livestock
• 3.5 U.S. Expansion, Conquest and Settlement
• 3.5.1 The Open Range and the Cattle Boom
• 3.5.2 Landownership
• 3.6 The Western Range
• 3.7 Environmentalism and (Ex)urbanization
• 3.8 Conclusion
• References
• 4 Western Rangeland Livestock Production Systems and Grazing Management
• 4.1 Western Forage-Based Livestock Production Systems
• 4.1.1 Kinds and Classes of Livestock
• 4.1.2 Public Land Ownership in the Western U.S.
• 4.2 Great Plains and Western Rangeland Livestock Management Techniques and Systems
• 4.3 Wild and Domestic Ruminant Ecology
• 4.4 Grazing Systems and Season of Use
• 4.5 Ruminant Animal Grazing Behavior
• 4.6 Other Disturbance Factors
• 4.7 Interactive Effects with Wildlife
• 4.8 Sustainable Livestock Systems of the Future
• References
• 5 Manipulation of Rangeland Wildlife Habitats
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Concepts
• 5.2.1 What is Rangeland Wildlife Habitat?
• 5.2.2 Climate, Weather, and Soil Influences on Rangeland Communities.
• 5.2.3 Rangeland Vegetation Dynamics
• 5.2.4 Point-Based Versus Process-Based Habitat Management
• 5.3 Landscape Context for Wildlife Habitat Manipulations
• 5.3.1 Rangeland Loss and Fragmentation
• 5.3.2 Broad-Scale Decisions
• 5.4 Site-Scale Habitat Manipulations
• 5.4.1 Develop Site-Specific Management and Sampling Objectives
• 5.4.2 Consider Ecological Site Characteristics
• 5.4.3 Determine Land Use and Disturbance History
• 5.4.4 Consider the Role of Pre- and Post-treatment Weather
• 5.4.5 Evaluate Plant Removal Methods and Associated Effects
• 5.4.6 Effectiveness Monitoring for Adaptive Resource Management
• 5.5 Conclusions
• References
• 6 Role and Management of Fire in Rangelands
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Cultural Fire Eras on North American Rangelands
• 6.2.1 The 'Coexistence Era' of Fire Management
• 6.2.2 The 'Suppression and Wildfire Eras' of Fire Management
• 6.2.3 The 'Contemporary Era' of Fire Management
• 6.3 Influence of Fire on Wildlife Habitat
• 6.3.1 Understanding First-Order and Second-Order Fire Effects
• 6.3.2 Control of Invasive Plants with Prescribed Burning
• 6.3.3 Spatial Scales of Fire-Akin to Wildlife Home Range Size
• 6.4 Competing Ideologies for Future Fire Management
• 6.4.1 Ideology 1: 'Rangeland Zoos'
• 6.4.2 Ideology 2: 'Managed Ecosystem-Homogeneity Paradigm'
• 6.4.3 Ideology 3: 'Managed Ecosystems-Heterogeneity Paradigm'
• 6.4.4 Ideology 4: 'Wilderness Area-Protectionist Paradigm'
• 6.4.5 Ideology 5: 'Living Landscape'
• 6.4.6 Practical Applications of Competing Ideologies
• 6.5 Conclusions
• References
• 7 Water Is Life: Importance and Management of Riparian Areas for Rangeland Wildlife
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 What Are Riparian Areas and Why Are They Important?
• 7.3 Reading the Riparian Landscape
• 7.4 Ecology of Riparian Areas
• 7.4.1 Vegetation.
• 7.4.2 Beavers: Ecosystem Engineers
• 7.4.3 Riparian Functions for Wildlife
• 7.5 Management and Restoration
• 7.5.1 Grazing Management
• 7.5.2 Protection and Restoration
• 7.6 Summary
• References
• 8 Rangeland Biodiversity
• 8.1 Overview
• 8.2 Processes that Influence Rangeland Biodiversity
• 8.2.1 Climate
• 8.2.2 Soils
• 8.2.3 Herbivory
• 8.2.4 Fire
• 8.2.5 Other Disturbances
• 8.2.6 Interactions Among Drivers
• 8.3 Methods for Evaluation and Monitoring Biodiversity
• 8.4 Managing Rangelands for Biodiversity
• 8.4.1 Brief History
• 8.4.2 Shifting Paradigms
• 8.5 Threats
• 8.5.1 Climate Change
• 8.5.2 Habitat Loss and Overexploitation
• 8.5.3 Invasive Plants
• 8.5.4 Woody Encroachment in Rangelands
• 8.6 Looking Ahead
• References
• Part II Species Accounts
• 9 Prairie Grouse
• 9.1 General Life History and Population Dynamics
• 9.1.1 Lekking
• 9.1.2 Nesting
• 9.1.3 Brood-Rearing
• 9.1.4 Chick Survival
• 9.1.5 Non-breeding
• 9.1.6 Survival
• 9.1.7 Seasonal Movements and Dispersal
• 9.1.8 Population Dynamics
• 9.2 Current Species and Population Status
• 9.2.1 Greater Prairie-Chickens
• 9.2.2 Lesser Prairie-Chickens
• 9.2.3 Sharp-Tailed Grouse
• 9.3 Population Monitoring
• 9.3.1 Lek Surveys
• 9.3.2 Harvest Surveys
• 9.3.3 Wing and Feather Collections
• 9.3.4 Combining Multiple Datasets
• 9.4 Habitat Associations
• 9.4.1 Greater Prairie-Chickens
• 9.4.2 Lesser Prairie-Chickens
• 9.4.3 Sharp-Tailed Grouse
• 9.5 Rangeland Management
• 9.5.1 Livestock Grazing
• 9.5.2 Fire
• 9.5.3 Managing for Heterogeneity
• 9.6 Effects of Disease
• 9.7 Ecosystem Threats
• 9.7.1 Habitat Conversion
• 9.7.2 Energy Development
• 9.7.3 Invasive Species
• 9.7.4 Climate Change
• 9.8 Conservation and Management Actions
• 9.8.1 Reversing the Loss and Fragmentation of Grassland
• 9.8.2 Habitat Management.
• 9.8.3 Standardizing Population Monitoring
• 9.8.4 Research Needs
• References
• 10 Sage-Grouse
• 10.1 General Life History and Population Dynamics
• 10.2 Species and Population Status
• 10.2.1 Historical Versus Current Distributions, Conservation Status
• 10.2.2 Monitoring
• 10.3 Habitat Associations
• 10.3.1 Historical/Evolutionary
• 10.3.2 Contemporary
• 10.4 Rangeland Management
• 10.4.1 Livestock Grazing and Grass Height
• 10.4.2 Improper Grazing
• 10.4.3 Mesic Resources
• 10.4.4 Fencing
• 10.4.5 Habitat Alteration Treatments
• 10.4.6 Feral Equids
• 10.4.7 Ravens
• 10.5 Effects of Disease
• 10.5.1 General Concerns for Populations
• 10.5.2 Diseases as Associated with Livestock
• 10.6 Ecosystem Threats
• 10.6.1 Altered Fire Regimes
• 10.6.2 Invasion from Exotic Annual Grasses
• 10.6.3 Conifer Encroachment
• 10.6.4 Sagebrush Conversion and Seeding Introduced Grasses
• 10.6.5 Exurban Development
• 10.6.6 Energy Development
• 10.6.7 Climate Change
• 10.7 Conservation and Management Actions
• 10.7.1 Private Lands
• 10.7.2 Public Lands
• 10.8 Research/Management Needs
• References
• 11 Quails
• 11.1 General Life History and Population Dynamics
• 11.1.1 Nesting
• 11.1.2 Brood-Rearing
• 11.1.3 Brood Success and Chick Survival
• 11.1.4 Non-breeding
• 11.1.5 Survival and Sources of Mortality
• 11.1.6 Seasonal Movements and Dispersal
• 11.1.7 Population Dynamics
• 11.2 Current Species and Population Status
• 11.2.1 Northern Bobwhite
• 11.2.2 Scaled Quail
• 11.2.3 Gambel's Quail
• 11.2.4 California Quail
• 11.2.5 Montezuma Quail
• 11.2.6 Mountain Quail
• 11.3 Population Monitoring
• 11.3.1 National and Regional Level
• 11.3.2 Ecoregion and Site Level
• 11.4 Habitat Associations
• 11.4.1 Northern Bobwhite
• 11.4.2 Scaled Quail, Gambel's Quail, and Masked Bobwhite
• 11.4.3 California Quail.
• 11.4.4 Montezuma Quail
• 11.4.5 Mountain Quail
• 11.5 Rangeland Management
• 11.5.1 Livestock Grazing
• 11.5.2 Other Rangeland Management Practices
• 11.6 Effects of Disease
• 11.6.1 Microparasites
• 11.6.2 Macroparasites
• 11.7 Ecosystem Threats
• 11.7.1 Habitat Loss
• 11.7.2 Invasive Species
• 11.7.3 Climate Change
• 11.8 Conservation and Management Actions
• 11.8.1 Conservation Programs for Public Rangelands
• 11.8.2 Conservation Programs for Private Rangelands
• 11.8.3 Conservation Partnerships
• 11.9 Research Needs
• References
• 12 Rangeland Songbirds
• 12.1 Life/Natural History and Population Dynamics
• 12.1.1 Nesting
• 12.1.2 Post-fledging
• 12.1.3 Non-breeding
• 12.1.4 Survival and Sources of Mortality
• 12.1.5 Seasonal Movements and Dispersal
• 12.1.6 Population Dynamics
• 12.2 Current Species and Population Status
• 12.3 Population Monitoring
• 12.4 Habitat Associations
• 12.5 Rangeland Management
• 12.5.1 Grazing
• 12.5.2 Fire
• 12.5.3 Mowing
• 12.5.4 Managing for Heterogeneity
• 12.6 Disease
• 12.7 Ecosystem Threats
• 12.7.1 Habitat Conversion and Alteration
• 12.7.2 Energy Development
• 12.7.3 Invasive Species
• 12.7.4 Climate Change
• 12.8 Conservation and Management Actions
• 12.8.1 Reversing the Loss and Fragmentation of Native Grasslands and Shrublands
• 12.8.2 Habitat Management
• 12.9 Research and Management Needs
• References
• 13 Waterfowl and Wetland Birds
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Wetland Systems
• 13.2.1 Flyway Wetlands
• 13.3 Life History, Annual Cycle, and Population Dynamics
• 13.3.1 Nest and Female Survival
• 13.3.2 Juvenile Survival
• 13.3.3 Post-breeding Survival and Migration
• 13.3.4 Spring Migration
• 13.4 Current Species Population Status and Monitoring
• 13.4.1 Monitoring Programs
• 13.4.2 Waterfowl
• 13.4.3 Shorebirds
• 13.4.4 Waterbirds.
• 13.5 Habitat Associations.