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  5. Raven Observations near Greater Sage-Grouse Nests in the Great Basin and Bi-State Regions of the Western United States (2009 - 2019)

Raven Observations near Greater Sage-Grouse Nests in the Great Basin and Bi-State Regions of the Western United States (2009 - 2019)

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Publication Date
Start Date
2009
End Date
2019

Citation

O'Neil, S.T., Coates, P.S., Webster, S.C., Brussee, B.E., Dettenmaier, S.J., Tull, J.C., Jackson, P.T., Casazza, M.L., Espinosa, S.P., and Chenaille, M.P., 2023, Data to support hierarchical models and decision support maps to guide management of subsidized avian predator densities: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BLVJTS.

Summary

These tables serve as input data for hierarchical models investigating interactions between raven density and Greater Sage-grouse nest success. Observations were recorded over an 11 year time period, spanning from 2009 through 2019. The model is run in JAGS via R, the code is publicly available via the U.S. Geological Survey's GitLab (O'Neil et al. 2023). We recommend not making any changes or edits to the tables unless the user is experienced with hierarchical modeling. References: O'Neil, S.T., Coates, P.S., Webster, S.C., Brussee, B.E., Dettenmaier, S.J., Tull, J.C., Jackson, P.J., Casazza, M.L., and Espinosa, S.P., 2023, Code for a hierarchical model of raven densities linked with sage-grouse nest survival to help guide management [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
Originator :
Shawn T O'Neil, Peter S Coates, Sarah C Webster, Brianne E Brussee, Seth J Dettenmaier, John C Tull, Pat J Jackson, Michael L Casazza, Shawn P Espinosa, Michael P Chenaille
Metadata Contact :
Michael P Chenaille
SDC Data Owner :
Western Ecological Research Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Raven observations near Greater Sage-grouse nests in the Great Basin and bi-state regions of the western United States (2009 - 2019).xml
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View 		90.73 KB application/fgdc+xml
nest_mod_info.csv 43 Bytes text/csv
raven_mod_info.csv 160 Bytes text/csv
raven_obs_data.csv 131.26 KB text/csv
raven_survey_data.csv 6.65 MB text/csv
sg_nest_data.csv 426.48 KB text/csv
sg_nest_ppd_data.csv 424.49 KB text/csv

Purpose

Anthropogenic resource subsidization across western ecosystems has contributed to widespread increases in generalist avian predators, including common ravens (Corvus corax; hereafter, raven). Ravens are adept nest predators and can negatively impact species of conservation concern. Predation effects from ravens are especially concerning for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage-grouse), which have experienced prolonged population decline. Our objectives were to quantify spatiotemporal patterns in raven density, evaluate sage-grouse nest success concurrent with fluctuating raven densities, and demonstrate a high resolution spatially explicit decision support tool to guide management applications to appropriate conflict areas.

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