Spatially explicit modeling of greater sage-grouse (<i>Centrocercus urophasianus</i>) habitat in Nevada and northeastern California: a decision-support tool for management

Abstract

2 information about sage-grouse occupancy coupled with habitat suitability. This provided an example of a conservation planning application that uses the intersection of the spatially-explicit HSI and empirically-based SUI to identify potential spatially explicit strategies for sage-grouse management. Importantly, the reported categories for the HSI and SUI can be reclassified relatively easily to employ alternative conservation thresholds that may be identified through