LANDSCAPE‐LEVEL HABITAT USE BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY IN NORTH‐CENTRAL ARIZONA
Abstract: I studied Merriam's turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) on the Mogollon Rim, Arizona, from 1988–1997 to learn what influence land management practices had on landscape‐level habitat use. During this period, I radiotagged 252 Merriam's turkeys (213 female, 39 male) and visually...
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| description | Abstract: I studied Merriam's turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) on the Mogollon Rim, Arizona, from 1988–1997 to learn what influence land management practices had on landscape‐level habitat use. During this period, I radiotagged 252 Merriam's turkeys (213 female, 39 male) and visually located them >2 times monthly. Each location was topographically mapped and Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates recorded. I obtained maps of livestock allotments, stocking levels, and silvicultural treatment boundaries from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. I used Digital Elevation Models to obtain slope and elevation. United States Geological Survey (USGS) Digital Line Graphs were used to delineate roads, drainages, and water sources. Roosting sites were located by following radiotagged turkeys. Vegetation associations were based on Terrestrial Ecosystem Surveys. I used forward stepwise logistic regression to develop models describing roosting, nesting, winter, and summer habitat use in a Geographic Information System (GIS). These models described winter habitat use with greater accuracy (81.3% overall classification) than summer habitat use (72.2%). Roosting site location influenced both winter and summer habitat use most. Roosting site selection was influenced primarily by slope. Roost proximity and vegetation association influenced nesting site selection. Models had a higher overall classification rate for roosting sites (77.2%) than for nesting sites (71.5%). Topography and vegetation association influenced habitat use more than silvicultural or livestock management in my study. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a9503ee9e1d4478a51084afbe7cc0722025-08-20T03:07:34ZengWileyWildlife Society Bulletin2328-55402005-01-012005S118518810.1002/j.2328-5540.2005.tb00308.xLANDSCAPE‐LEVEL HABITAT USE BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY IN NORTH‐CENTRAL ARIZONABrian F. Wakeling0Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentGame Branch, 2221 West Greenway RoadPhoenixAZ85023USAAbstract: I studied Merriam's turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo merriami) on the Mogollon Rim, Arizona, from 1988–1997 to learn what influence land management practices had on landscape‐level habitat use. During this period, I radiotagged 252 Merriam's turkeys (213 female, 39 male) and visually located them >2 times monthly. Each location was topographically mapped and Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates recorded. I obtained maps of livestock allotments, stocking levels, and silvicultural treatment boundaries from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service. I used Digital Elevation Models to obtain slope and elevation. United States Geological Survey (USGS) Digital Line Graphs were used to delineate roads, drainages, and water sources. Roosting sites were located by following radiotagged turkeys. Vegetation associations were based on Terrestrial Ecosystem Surveys. I used forward stepwise logistic regression to develop models describing roosting, nesting, winter, and summer habitat use in a Geographic Information System (GIS). These models described winter habitat use with greater accuracy (81.3% overall classification) than summer habitat use (72.2%). Roosting site location influenced both winter and summer habitat use most. Roosting site selection was influenced primarily by slope. Roost proximity and vegetation association influenced nesting site selection. Models had a higher overall classification rate for roosting sites (77.2%) than for nesting sites (71.5%). Topography and vegetation association influenced habitat use more than silvicultural or livestock management in my study.https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.2005.tb00308.xhabitat selectionhabitat uselandscape modellogistic regressionMerriam's turkeyMeleagris gallopavo merriami |
| spellingShingle | Brian F. Wakeling LANDSCAPE‐LEVEL HABITAT USE BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY IN NORTH‐CENTRAL ARIZONA Wildlife Society Bulletin habitat selection habitat use landscape model logistic regression Merriam's turkey Meleagris gallopavo merriami |
| title | LANDSCAPE‐LEVEL HABITAT USE BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY IN NORTH‐CENTRAL ARIZONA |
| title_full | LANDSCAPE‐LEVEL HABITAT USE BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY IN NORTH‐CENTRAL ARIZONA |
| title_fullStr | LANDSCAPE‐LEVEL HABITAT USE BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY IN NORTH‐CENTRAL ARIZONA |
| title_full_unstemmed | LANDSCAPE‐LEVEL HABITAT USE BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY IN NORTH‐CENTRAL ARIZONA |
| title_short | LANDSCAPE‐LEVEL HABITAT USE BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY IN NORTH‐CENTRAL ARIZONA |
| title_sort | landscape level habitat use by merriam s turkey in north central arizona |
| topic | habitat selection habitat use landscape model logistic regression Merriam's turkey Meleagris gallopavo merriami |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2328-5540.2005.tb00308.x |
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