Using Quail an dGrassland Birds as Indicators of Chihuahuan Desert Grassland Ecosystem Health

***THIS IS A NOTICE OF SINGLE-SOURCE AWARD ONLY-NOT A RFP*** The objective of this study is to quantify grassland health using 3 species of quail (Mearns, scaled, and Gambelâ¿¿s), 4 species of winter-resident songbirds (Bairdâ¿¿s sparrow, Chestnut-collard longspur, McCownâ¿¿s sparrow, and Spragueâ¿¿s

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pipit), and 3 species of summer resident songbirds (Cassinâ¿¿s sparrow, Black-throated sparrow, Lark sparrow, Eastern meadowlark, and Western meadowlark) as indicators.

Because these 12 bird species inhabit a diversity of distinct niches (ranging from grasslands to riparian corridors) within the Chihuahuan Desert, they appear to be ideal indicators of broad-scale ecosystem change resulting from overgrazing.

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Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation

Department of the Interior


Agency: Department of the Interior

Office: Fish and Wildlife Service

Estimated Funding: $21,432


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Contact:
Stewart EvansContracting OfficerPhone 916-278-9334

Agency Email Description:
sevans@usgs.gov

Agency Email:
sevans@usgs.gov

Date Posted:
2016-05-05

Application Due Date:
2016-05-25

Archive Date:
2016-05-26



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