The cause of the decline of pinnated grouse: the Texas example Conference Paper

abstract

• Pinnated grouse (prairie-chickens, Tympanuchus spp.) are declining throughout their range. Historically, there were 3 pinnated grouse in Texas: Attwater's prairie-chicken (T. cupido attwateri), greater prairie-chicken (T.c.pinnatus), and lesser prairie-chicken (T. pallidicinctus). Factors such as habitat quality and genetic isolation that can affect survival may limit a population, but evidence indicates that usable space (habitat quantity) is the factor responsible for the long-term decline of pinnated grouse in both Texas and North America in general. There is a need to restore former pinnated grouse habitat because current habitat space will not save pinnated grouse in Texas from extinction over the long term. Programs within the current Farm Bill offer an opportunity for restoring these former habitats. Research is needed to determine the most effective and economical way to restore former habitat.

authors

• Lopez, Roel
• Silvy, Nova

published proceedings

• WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN

author list (cited authors)

• Silvy, N. J., Peterson, M. J., & Lopez, R. R.

citation count

• 17

complete list of authors

• Silvy, NJ||Peterson, MJ||Lopez, RR

publication date

• March 2004

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Wildlife Society Bulletin: perspectives on wildlife conservation and sustainable use  Journal

keywords

• Attwater's Prairie-chicken
• Conservation
• Greater Prairie-chicken
• Lesser Prairie-chicken
• Pinnated Grouse
• Population Dynamics
• Texas
• Tympanuchus Cupido
• Tympanuchus Pallidicinctus

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)32[16:TCOTDO]2.0.CO;2

start page

• 16

end page

• 21

volume

• 32

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.2193%2F0091-7648%282004%2932%5B16%3Atcotdo%5D2.0.co%3B2

user-defined tag

• 15 Life on Land