The effects of management practices on grassland birds
With support from the U.S. Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV), the U.S. Forest Service, and The Nature Conservancy, Northern Prairie is synthesizing literature on the effects of management practices on grassland bird species. The need for these syntheses was identified by the PPJV, a part of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, in support of its objective to stabilize or increase populations of declining grassland‑ and wetland‑associated wildlife species in the Prairie Pothole Region. More than 6,000 published and unpublished articles in the literature have been incorporated, and syntheses are near completion for 40 North American grassland bird species. Each species account includes information on species range, suitable habitat, area requirements, breeding season phenology, species’ response to management, and management recommendations. The final product will provide land managers with a summary of information on the effects of specific management practices on grassland birds, and identify for researchers the most critical research gaps in our understanding of grassland bird ecology, habitat needs, and responses to management practices.
Below are publications associated with this project.
The effects of management practices on grassland birds
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Baird’s Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Merlin (Falco columbarius)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Henslow’s Sparrow (Centronyx henslowii)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
With support from the U.S. Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV), the U.S. Forest Service, and The Nature Conservancy, Northern Prairie is synthesizing literature on the effects of management practices on grassland bird species. The need for these syntheses was identified by the PPJV, a part of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, in support of its objective to stabilize or increase populations of declining grassland‑ and wetland‑associated wildlife species in the Prairie Pothole Region. More than 6,000 published and unpublished articles in the literature have been incorporated, and syntheses are near completion for 40 North American grassland bird species. Each species account includes information on species range, suitable habitat, area requirements, breeding season phenology, species’ response to management, and management recommendations. The final product will provide land managers with a summary of information on the effects of specific management practices on grassland birds, and identify for researchers the most critical research gaps in our understanding of grassland bird ecology, habitat needs, and responses to management practices.
Below are publications associated with this project.