Recent energy development has resulted in rapid and large‐scale changes to western
shrub‐steppe ecosystems without a complete understanding of its potential impacts on …

Nest predation is a natural component of greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
reproduction, but changes in nesting habitat and predator communities may adversely affect …

Considering habitat selection at multiple scales is essential to fully understand habitat
requirements and management needs for wildlife species of concern. We used a …

In sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems, encroachment of pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper
(Juniperus spp.; hereafter,“pinyon-juniper”) trees has increased dramatically since …

The decline of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) over the last 50 years has
raised concern over how natural gas development might affect sage grouse populations. We …

Animal habitat selection is an important and expansive area of research in ecology. In
particular, the study of habitat selection is critical in habitat prioritization efforts for species of …

ABSTRACT Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)‐dominated habitats in the western United States
have experienced extensive, rapid changes due to development of natural‐gas fields …

Globally accelerating frequency and extent of wildfire threatens the persistence of specialist
wildlife species through direct loss of habitat and indirect facilitation of exotic invasive …

Woody plant expansion into shrub and grasslands is a global and vexing ecological
problem. In the Great Basin of North America, the expansion of pinyon–juniper (Pinus spp …

Degradation of nesting habitat has been proposed as a factor contributing to Greater Sage-
Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) population declines throughout North America …