Author: Beatrix Elisabeth TreitererPublisher:
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Category : Wild turkey
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Reproductive Ecology and Habitat Use of Female Wild Turkeys in Waldo County, Maine
Author: Beatrix Elisabeth TreitererPublisher:
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Category : Wild turkey
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Transactions of the Northeast Section of the Wildlife Society
Author: Wildlife Society. Northeast SectionPublisher:
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Category : Game protection
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Reproductive Ecology and Habitat Use of Wild Turkeys in Pine Plantations in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina
Author: Haven Roy BarnhillMovement and Reproductive Ecology of Female Eastern Wild Turkeys in a Managed Longleaf Pine Forest
Author: Jeremy Daniel WoodPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests rely on frequent prescribed fire, but how prescribed fire influences habitat selection, and nest and brood survival of eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris; turkeys) is poorly understood. I captured 63 female turkeys during 2015-2016 and used GPS transmitters to document reproductive chronology, movement, and habitat selection during the reproductive period. I found that increased patch diversity increased nest survival, whereas proximity to stands burned 3 growing seasons prior reduced brood survival. Females selected hardwood stands during pre-nesting and post-nesting phases, open vegetation communities during all phases except pre-nesting, and used pine stands regardless of fire return interval throughout the reproductive period. I suggest managers focus on creating a mosaic of pine seral stages, intermixed with open and hardwood vegetation communities, while applying frequent prescribed fire (1-3 years) to create understory conditions selected by turkeys for foraging and concealment year-round.
Influence of Prescribed Fire on Reproductive Ecology of Female Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo Silvestris) in West-central Louisiana
Author: Nathan Andrew YeldellPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) inhabits fire-managed, pine-dominated ecosystems of the Southeastern United States. However, the influence of fire-induced disturbance on reproductive ecology of turkeys is poorly understood. Therefore, I investigated nest site selection, nest survival, habitat selection, and behavioral response to fire by female wild turkeys in a fire-managed pine ecosystem of Louisiana. Turkeys nested in forest stands with various fire histories, but nest survival was lowest where fire was absent for [greater than or equal to] 3 years. Turkeys selected hardwood stands and avoided recently burned pine stands during winter, but selected pines burned zero and one years prior during the reproductive period. Turkeys used recently burned areas, but use peaked at 103 days post-fire before declining. Turkeys were more likely to use burned areas near the perimeter, but use of interior space increased with time-since-fire. I recommend managers in southeastern pine forests apply fire at 3-year intervals and maintain habitat diversity through retention of hardwood stands.
Wild Turkey Brood Habitat Use and Reproductive Ecology in Fire-type Pine Forests
Author: Jason Charles PeoplesPublisher:
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Category : Wild turkey
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Forestry Theses Accepted by Colleges and Universities in the United States, July 1981-June 1990
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Survival, Reproduction, Home Range, and Habitat Use of Translocated Eastern Wild Turkeys in the Wessington Hills, South Dakota
Author: Chad T. SwitzerPublisher:
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Category : Wild turkey
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Survival, Home Range Size, Habitat Selection, and Reproductive Ecology of Eastern Wild Turkeys in East Texas
Author: Jason Leo IsabellePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 630
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Historically, eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) occupied an estimated 12 million ha in east Texas, but overharvesting of both turkeys and timber led to their near extirpation from the region by 1900. Despite >70 years of restoration efforts, including translocation of >7,000 wild-captured eastern turkeys from >10 states since the late 1970s, estimated east Texas turkey densities remain low. Moreover, regional research has reported poor reproductive performance of translocated turkeys, heightening concerns regarding long-term stability, expansion, and permanence of turkey populations in east Texas. Although previous restoration attempts have involved traditional block-stocking and supplemental-stocking approaches (i.e., release of 15--20 turkeys per site), the use of larger release sizes (i.e., 'super-stocking'; 70 turkeys per site), may be more successful. During 2007 and 2008, 37 resident female turkeys were captured at two sites within the region, fitted with transmitters, and released at respective capture sites. An additional 347 eastern wild turkeys were captured in South Carolina and Tennessee and translocated to four sites in east Texas to evaluate the effectiveness of super-stocking in regional turkey restoration. Prior to release, 178 (115 females/63 males) turkeys were fitted with radio-transmitters and divided among sites; release sizes varied from 83--94, with approximately 45 transmittered turkeys per site. Specifically, the objectives of this research were to quantify survival, home range size, habitat selection, and reproductive ecology of both resident and translocated wild turkeys. Annual survival of resident female turkeys ranged between 0.38--0.68. Annual survival of translocated turkeys during the release year ranged from 0.55--0.71 (x̄ = 0.63) and from 0.73--1.00 (x¯ = 0.85) among sites for female and male turkeys, respectively. Female survival tended to increase in the second year following release (range: 0.63--0.82; x¯ = 0.73), while male survival tended to decrease (range: 0.47--0.66; x¯ = 0.54). Most mortality of resident and translocated females occurred during spring; male mortality was nearly evenly distributed throughout the annual cycle. Resident turkey home ranges averaged 1,146 ha in spring and mean summer home range size ranged from 628--1,118 ha between sites. Spring home ranges of translocated turkeys (x¯ = 901 ha) were larger than summer (x¯ = 443 ha), and female (x¯ = 846 ha) and male (x¯ = 498 ha) home range sizes were similar. Burned and/or thinned pine forests, mixed forests, and herbaceous openings were preferred spring and summer habitats, whereas pre-thin pine forests and forested wetlands were used less frequently by both resident and translocated turkeys. Twenty-five and 74 nests were initiated by resident and translocated hens, respectively. Nesting and renesting rates of resident hens averaged 0.66 and 0.29, respectively. Nesting rates of translocated turkeys varied substantially (range: 0.15--0.77) among sites during the release year, but tended to increase the year following release (range: 0.69--0.92). Renesting rates of translocated hens were considerably lower, averaging 0.21 across sites and years. Most nests of resident and translocated hens were located in thinned and/or burned pine forests, with nests generally having greater ground/screening cover and greater living woody vegetation (%)
Reproductive Performance and Habitat Use of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys
Author: Joel A. SchmutzPublisher:
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Category : Wild turkey
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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