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Habitat use data for male ruffed grouse in the Black Hills National Forest

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posted on 2024-09-12, 19:59 authored by Cassandra L. Mehls, Kent C. Jensen, Mark A. Rumble, Michael C. Wimberly
Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) are native upland game birds and a management indicator species (MIS) for aspen (Populus tremuloides) in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota and Wyoming. Drumming surveys were conducted in the spring of 2007 and 2008 to locate used and unused male ruffed grouse sites from which habitat characteristics were compared at increasing spatial scales of 200 meters (m), 400 m, 1600 m, and 4800 m. Data include ruffed grouse occupancy, canopy coverage percentages, stem densities, and patch sizes of aspen and ponderosa pine trees in 32 used and 32 unused sites.
The objective of this study was to assess resource selection of male ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) to identify the most appropriate scale to manage for aspen (Populas tremuloides) and ruffed grouse in the Black Hills.
Original metadata date was 11/14/2014. Minor metadata updates on 12/14/2016.

Funding

USDA-FS

History

Data contact name

Mark A. Rumble

Data contact email

fsrda@fs.fed.us

Publisher

Forest Service Research Data Archive

Use limitations

These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product, please use the citation below when citing the data product: Mehls, Cassandra L.; Jensen, Kent C.; Rumble, Mark A.; Wimberly, Michael C. 2014. Habitat use data for male ruffed grouse in the Black Hills Forest Service. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0027

Temporal Extent Start Date

2007-04-01

Temporal Extent End Date

2008-05-31

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

This study was conducted in the central and northern Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) of western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

ISO Topic Category

  • biota

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

Forestry, Wildland Management

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:96 - Forest Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:059 - Management Activities

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Identifier

RDS-2014-0027

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