Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens: (Studies in Avian Biology)

Shortlisted for the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the edited book categoryLesser Prairie-Chickens have experienced substantial declines in terms of population and the extent of area that they occupy. While they are an elusive species, making it difficult at times to monitor them, current evidence indicates that they have been persistently

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.

About the Author :
David A. Haukos, PhD, is the unit leader of the US Geological Survey, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Kansas State University, Manhattan. He earned his PhD from Texas Tech University, Lubbock. His research focuses on the ecology and conservation of the High Plains ecosystems and species. He has been involved with the conservation of and research on Lesser Prairie-Chickens since 1986, when he researched the reproductive ecology of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in west Texas for his MS thesis. Since then, he has been associated with numerous research and conservation efforts related to the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, with numerous publications on the ecology and management of the species throughout its range. Clint W. Boal, PhD, is the assistant unit leader of the US Geological Survey, Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Texas Tech University, Lubbock. He earned his PhD from the University of Arizona, Tucson. His research background is in predatory bird ecology, the conservation of rare and decreasing species, and general avian ecology in the context of anthropogenic land changes. He has been involved with the conservation of and research on Lesser Prairie-Chickens since 2007, with numerous publications on the ecology and management of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in west Texas and New Mexico.