Greater Sage-Grouse

Harju, S.M., C.V Olson, J. E. Hess, and B. Bedrosian. 2018. Common raven movement and space use: influence of anthropogenic subsidies within greater sage-grouse nesting habitat. Ecosphere 9(7):e02348. 10.1002/ecs3.2348.

Dzialak, M.R., C.V. Olson, S.L. Webb, S.M. Harju, and J.B. Winstead.  2015. Incorporating within- and between-patch resource selection in identification of critical habitat for brood-rearing greater sage-grouse.  Ecological Processes 4:5.  

Hess, J. E. and J. L. Beck.  2014.  Forb, insect, and soil response to burning and mowing Wyoming big sagebrush in greater sage-grouse breeding habitat.  Environmental Management 53(4):813-822.

Harju, S.M, C.V. Olson, M.R. Dzialak, J.P. Mudd, and J.B. Winstead.  2013.  A flexible approach for assessing functional landscape connectivity, with application to greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus).  PLoS ONE 8(12): e82271.

Harju, S.M., C.V. Olson, L. Martin, S.L. Webb, M.R. Dzialak, J.B. Winstead, and L.D. Hayden-Wing.  2013.  Occurrence and success of greater sage-grouse broods in relation to insect-vegetation community gradients.  Human-Wildlife Interactions 7(2):214-229.

Dzialak, M.R., C.V. Olson, S.M. Harju, and J.B. Winstead.  2013.  Spatial generality of predicted occurrence models of nesting habitat for the greater sage-grouse. Ecosphere 4(3): Article 41.

Dzialak, M.R., S.L. Webb, S.M. Harju, C.V. Olson, J.B. Winstead, and L.D. Hayden-Wing.  2013.  Greater sage-grouse and severe winter conditions: identifying habitat for conservation. Rangeland Ecology and Management 66:10-18.

Hess, J.E. and J.L. Beck.  2012.  Disturbance factors influencing greater sage-grouse lek abandonment in north-central Wyoming. Journal of Wildlife Management: DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.417.

Dzialak, M.R., C.V. Olson, S.L. Webb, S.M. Harju, and J.B. Winstead.  2012.  Temporal and hierarchical spatial components of animal occurrence: conserving seasonal habitat for greater sage-grouse.  Ecosphere 3:art30.

Fedy, B.C., C.L. Aldridge, K.E. Doherty, M. O'Donnell, J.L. Beck, B. Bedrosian, M.J. Holloran, G.D. Johnson, N.W. Kaczor, C.P. Kirol, C.A. Mandich, D. Marshall, G. McKee, C. Olson, C.V. Swanson, B.L. Walker.  2012. Interseasonal movements of greater sage-grouse, migratory behavior, and an assessment of the core regions concept in Wyoming.  Journal of Wildlife Management 76:1062-1071.

Hess, J.E. and J.L. Beck.  2012.  Burning and mowing Wyoming big sagebrush: do treated sites meet minimum guidelines for greater sage-grouse breeding habitats?  Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:85-93.

Webb, S.L., C.V. Olson, M.R. Dzialak, S.M. Harju, J.B. Winstead, and D. Lockman.  2012.  Landscape features and weather influence nest survival of a ground-nesting bird of conservation concern, the greater sage-grouse, in human-altered environments.  Ecological Processes 1:art4.

Dzialak, M.R., C.V. Olson, S.M. Harju, S.L. Webb, J.P. Mudd, J.B. Winstead, and L.D. Hayden-Wing.  2011. Identifying and prioritizing greater sage-grouse nesting and brood rearing habitat for conservation in human-modified landscapes. PLoS ONE 6(10): e26273.

Harju, S.M., M.R. Dzialak, R.C. Taylor, L.D. Hayden-Wing, and J.B. Winstead. 2010. Thresholds and Time Lags in Effects of Energy Development on Greater Sage-Grouse Populations.  Journal of Wildlife Management 74:437-448.

Raptors

Olson, C. V. and D.P. Arsenault. 2000.  Differential winter distribution by sex of Rough-legged Hawks (Buteo lagopus) in western North America.  Journal of Raptor Research 34:157-166.

Olson, C. V. and  S. A. H. Osborn.  2000.  First North American record of a melanistic female Northern Harrier. Journal of Raptor Research 34: 58-59.

Big Game

Webb, S.L., M.R. Dzialak, D. Houchen, K.L. Kosciuch, and J.B. Winstead. 2013. Spatial ecology of female mule deer in the Rocky Mountain region.  Western North American Naturalist: 73(3):347-356.

Webb, S.L., M.R. Dzialak, J.P. Mudd, and J.B. Winstead. 2013. Developing spatially-explicit weighting factors to account for bias associated with missed GPS fixes in resource selection studies.  Wildlife Biology 19(3):257-273.

Webb, S.L., M.R. Dzialak, K.L. Kosciuch, and J.B. Winstead. 2013. Winter Resource Selection by Mule Deer on the Wyoming–Colorado Border Prior to Wind Energy Development. Rangeland Ecology and Management 66:419–427.

Van Dyke, F., A. Fox, S.M. Harju, M.R. Dzialak, L.D. Hayden-Wing, and J.B. Winstead.  2012. Response of mule deer to habitat modification near natural gas development. Wildlife Biology in Practice 8:50-69.

Van Dyke, F., A. Fox, S.M. Harju, M.R. Dzialak, L.D. Hayden-Wing, and J.B. Winstead.  2012. Response of elk to habitat modification near natural gas development. Environmental Management 50: DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9927-1.

Webb, S.L., M.R. Dzialak, R.G. Osborn, S.M. Harju, J.J. Wondzell, L.D. Hayden-Wing, and J.B. Winstead.  2011.  Using pellet groups to assess response of deer and elk to roads and energy development. Wildlife Biology in Practice 7:32-40.

Webb, S.L., M.R. Dzialak, S.M. Harju, L.D. Hayden-Wing, and J.B. Winstead.  2011.  Effects of human activity on space use and movement patterns of female elk.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:261-269.

Webb, S.L., M.R. Dzialak, J.J. Wondzell, S.M. Harju, L.D. Hayden-Wing, and J.B. Winstead.   2011.  Survival and cause-specific mortality of female Rocky Mountain elk exposed to human activity. Population Ecology 53:483-493.

Dzialak, M.R., S.M. Harju, R.G. Osborn, J. Wondzell, L.D. Hayden-Wing, J.B. Winstead, and S.L. Webb.  2011.  Prioritizing conservation of ungulate calving resources in multiple use landscapes.  PLoS ONE 6(1): e14597.

Harju, S.M., M.R. Dzialak, R.G. Osborn, L.D. Hayden-Wing, and J.W. Winstead. 2011.  Conservation planning using resource selection models: altered behavior in the presence of disturbance changes spatial predictions of resource use. Animal Conservation 14:502-511.

Dzialak, M.R., S.L. Webb, S.M. Harju, J.B. Winstead, J.J. Wondzell, J.P. Mudd, and L.D. Hayden-Wing.  2011.  The spatial pattern of demographic performance as a component of sustainable landscape management and planning.  Landscape Ecology 26:775-790.

Webb, S.L., M.R. Dzialak, S.M. Harju, L.D. Hayden-Wing, and J.B. Winstead.  2011.  Influence of land development on range use dynamics by female elk. Wildlife Research 38: 163-167.

Non-Game/ T&E