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Habitat fragmentation and degradation are considered to be a leading causes of long-term population declines of Northern Bobwhites and many other species of grassland birds, such as Eastern Meadowlark. Research is needed to understand the factors causing habitat loss and fragmentation and to identify the areas that are high-probability candidates for successful restoration so that optimal decisions can be made. For example, uncertainty exists regarding the impacts of energy development activities or climate change that affect significant portions of wildlife populations in the GCP LCC. Furthermore, changing land ownership coupled with woody shrub and exotic grass encroachment have reduced the amount and quality...
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OGC WMS Layer,
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Tags: 2015,
2016,
Academics & scientific researchers,
Conservation Design,
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EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION,
Eastern Meadowlark,
Federal resource managers,
Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
Informing Conservation Delivery,
KS-04,
LA-01,
LA-02,
LA-03,
LA-04,
LA-05,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Louisiana,
MS-04,
Map,
Northern Bobwhite,
OK-01,
OK-02,
OK-03,
OK-04,
OK-05,
Oklahoma,
Project,
Publication,
Report,
State agencies,
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TX-27,
TX-28,
TX-29,
TX-30,
TX-31,
TX-32,
Texas,
Texas,
biota,
completed,
fragmentation, Fewer tags
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Loss and fragmentation of grassland habitat can influence populations of the animal communities dependent upon this ecosystem. Grassland birds have faced notable declines in some areas of their range, potentially a result of changes to suitable habitat. Managing populations of grassland birds requires an understanding of the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation at a local and regional scale. We studied two grassland-dependent bird species, Eastern Meadowlarks (Sturnella magna) and Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus), in an area of recent explosive growth in oil and gas related development. First, we quantified habitat lossand fragmentation of grassland habitat using remotely sensed datasets at multiple...
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Academics & scientific researchers,
Conservation NGOs,
Conservation design,
Consevation design,
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION, All tags...
Eastern Meadowlark,
Federal resource managers,
Informing Conservation Delivery,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
Northern Bobwhite,
Report,
Report,
State agencies,
Texas,
biota,
completed,
fragmentation, Fewer tags
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