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Landowner and Biologist Perceptions of Game Bird Predators and Management by Samantha R. Fino; Larry M. Gigliotti; Aaron T. Pearse; Joshua D. Stafford is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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Nest survival has been identified as one of the most influential vital rates causing population change in game birds, and depredation, often influenced by habitat loss and fragmentation, is the primary cause of nest failure of upland game birds.We were interested in quantifying and comparing the perspectives of landowners and biologists in South Dakota regarding complex predator-prey interactions to improve communication and management efficacy. We developed a questionnaire regarding the following: 1) general attitude statements about game bird species; 2) perceived impacts of 9 factors (e.g., development, pollution, predators) and 13 potential predators on game bird abundances; and 3) attitude statements regarding use of lethal predator control and nesting habitat management practices. A cluster analysis using landowner attitude statements about predator management identified 3 landowner segments that had strong (most supportive; 37%), moderate (moderately supportive; 35%), or weak (least supportive; 28%) attitude statements about lethal predator control. Landowner segments most supportive and moderately supportive of predator control rated predators as the primary negative factor

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Author

Samantha R. Fino; Larry M. Gigliotti; Aaron T. Pearse; Joshua D. Stafford

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)