While dealing with immediate and short-term issues in Lesser Prairie-Chicken conservation, this book is also a useful starting point for guiding future research, management, and conservation of the species. Published in collaboration with and on behalf of The American Ornithological Society, this volume in the highly-regarded Studies in Avian Biology series provides a definitive reference for researchers, managers, and policy makers as well as those with interests in environmental science, avian biology, game bird management, or Great Plains ecology.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Lesser Prairie-Chicken.
HISTORICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES.
A History of Lesser Prairie-Chickens.
Legal Status of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken.
ECOLOGY.
Population Dynamics of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken.
Genetic Variation and Population Structure in the Prairie Grouse: Implications for Conservation of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken.
Habitat.
Harvest.
Predation and Lesser Prairie-Chickens.
Macroparasite, Microparasite, and Noninfectious Diseases of Lesser Prairie-Chickens.
EMERGING ISSUES.
Public and Private Land Conservation Dichotomy.
Impacts of Energy Development, Anthropogenic Structures, and Land Use Change on Lesser Prairie-Chickens.
Climate Change.
Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens: A Case Study.
CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT.
Grasslands of Western Kansas, North of the Arkansas River.
Lesser Prairie-Chickens of the Sand Sagebrush Prairie.
The Lesser Prairie-Chicken in the Mixed-Grass Prairie of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.
Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Sand Shinnery Oak Prairie.
Synthesis, Conclusions, and a Path Forward.
