Next‐generation restoration for sage‐grouse: a framework for visualizing local conifer cuts within a landscape context

Abstract The expansion of coniferous trees into sagebrush ecosystems is a major driver of habitat loss and fragmentation, resulting in negative impacts to wildlife. Greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) respond directly to conifer expansion through decreased breeding activity, nesting, and...

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Main Authors: Jason R. Reinhardt, David E. Naugle, Jeremy D. Maestas, Brady Allred, Jeffrey Evans, Michael Falkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-07-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1888