Habitat Management Models for Selected Wildlife Management Practices in the Northern Great Plains

摘要

The report describes the effects of selected management actions in the Northern Great Plains on habitat for the gadwall, blue-winged teal, sharp-tailed grouse, Baird's sparrow, gray partridge, and muskrat. Categories of management actions discussed in the manuscript include Land Acquisition (fee title, easement), Upland Vegetation Development (plant dense nesting cover, plant native grasses, woodland development), Upland Vegetation Maintenance/Management (prescribed burning), Upland Vegetation Protection (grazing control), Wetland Development, and Island Construction. Information provided for each action includes the purpose, effects of the action, maintenance and management, labor and materials, and a model describing the functional relationships between the action and selected habitat variables.