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Title: Ecosystem management for sage-grouse

Author
item Svejcar, Anthony
item Boyd, Chad
item Smith, Brenda
item JOHNSON, DUSTIN - Oregon State University

Submitted to: Video
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/2/2013
Publication Date: 9/11/2013
Citation: Svejcar, A.J., Boyd, C.S., Smith, B.S., Johnson, D. 2013. Ecosystem management for sage-grouse[DVD]. Burns, Oregon. U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, EOARC.

Interpretive Summary: The Great Basin area of the western United States faces a host of challenges and threats to the health of the ecosystem including invasion of exotic annual grasses, altered fire cycles and juniper encroachment. There is substantial and growing concern over a number of sagebrush obligate wildlife species and greater sage-grouse have become the cumulative face of these concerns. This video discusses the need to address sage-grouse management concerns within an ecosystem management framework which can benefit all the goods and services the land supplies, including habitat for sage-grouse.

Technical Abstract: The Great Basin area of the western United States faces a host of challenges and threats to the health of the ecosystem including invasion of exotic annual grasses, altered fire cycles and juniper encroachment. There is substantial and growing concern over a number of sagebrush obligate wildlife species and greater sage-grouse have become the cumulative face of these concerns. This video discusses the need to address sage-grouse management concerns within an ecosystem management framework which can benefit all the goods and services the land supplies, including habitat for sage-grouse.