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| Ecology of Sage Grouse in Mono County, California | ||||
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The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is found in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) dominated habitats across western North America. Sage grouse populations have declined dramatically throughout their range and most populations face problems that will likely affect the long-term viability of this species (Schroeder et al. 1999, Braun 1998, Connelly & Braun 1997). Much of this species’ habitat has been lost to cultivation, burning and overgrazing (Schroeder et al. 1999). Six petitions to list sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act in various portions of their range have been filed in recent years, including a petition to emergency list the Mono Basin area sage grouse as a distinct population segment (Webb 2001). The sage grouse that occupies the Mono County area is described as the eastern subspecies of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) (Schroeder et al. 1999, AOU 1957) hereafter referred to as sage grouse. |
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