Publications
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Howell, R.G.; Jensen, R.R.; Petersen, S.L.; Larsen, R.T. Measuring Height Characteristics of Sagebrush (Artemisia sp.) Using Imagery Derived from Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). Drones 2020, 4, 6. https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/4/1/6
- Simona Picardi, T. Messmer, B. Crabb, M. Kohl, D. Dahlgren, N. Frey, R. Larsen, and R. Baxter. 2020. Predicting greater sage-grouse habitat selection at the southern periphery of their range. Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6950.
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David C. Stoner, T. A. Messmer, R.T. Larsen, S.N. Frey, M.T. Kohl, E.T. Thacker, and D.K. Dahlgren. 2020. Using satellite-derived estimates of plant phenological rhythmsto predict sage-grouse nesting chronology. Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6758.
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Chelak, M.S., A.A. Cook, D.D. Frame, and T.A. Messmer. 2020. Aspergillosis in an augmented greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) population in central Utah: a case report. Western North American Naturalist 80(4):547-550.
- Dahlgren, D.K., T.A. Messmer, B.A. Crabb, M.T. Kohl, S.N. Frey, E.T. Thacker, R.T. Larsen, and R.J. Baxter. 2019. Sage-Grouse Breeding and Lage Brood-Rearing Habitat Guidelines in Utah. Wildlife Society Bulletin 1–14; DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1029
- Riginos, C., T. A. Monaco, K. E. Veblen, K. Gunnell, E. Thacker, D. Dahlgren, and T. Messmer. 2019. Potential for post-fire recovery of Greater Sage-grouse habitat. Ecosphere 10(11):e02870. 10.1002/ecs2.2870
- Belton, L. and T. Thompson. 2019. Utah's Sage-Grouse Habitat Mitigation Program. Utah State University Extension Fact Sheet, NR/Wildlife/2019-02pr.
- Proett, M, S. B. Roberts, J.S. Horne, D. N. Koons, and T.A. Messmer. 2019. Columbian Sharp‐Tailed Grouse Nesting Ecology: Wind Energy and Habitat. The Journal of Wildlife Management 83:1214–1225; 2019; DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21673
- Kohl M.T., T.A. Messmer, B.A. Crabb, M.R. Guttery, D.K. Dahlgren, R.T. Larsen, et
al. (2019) The
effects of electric power lines on the breeding ecology of greater sage-grouse. PLoS ONE 14(1):e0209968. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209968 - Dettenmaier, Seth J. 2018. Effects of Livestock Grazing Management Practices on Greater Sage-grouse Nest and Female Survival. Ph. D. Dissertation, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
- Messmer, T.A. 2018. Sage-grouse Conservation and Management in Utah. A Summary of Greater Sage-grouse Research Framework for Utah's Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Strategy, 1996-2018.
- Dettenmaier, S.J., T.A. Messmer, T.J. Hovick, and D.K. Dahlgren. 2017. Effects of livestock grazing on rangeland biodiversity: A meta-analysis of grouse populations. Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3287
- Belton, L.R., S.N. Frey, and D.K. Dahlgren. 2017. Participatory Research in Sage-grouse Local Working Groups: Case Studies from Utah. Human-Wildlife Interactions 11(3):287-301.
- Cook, A.A., T.A. Messmer, and M.R. Guttery. 2017. Greater Sage-grouse Use of Mechanical Conifer Reduction Treatments in Northwest Utah. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41:27-33.
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Flack, M.B. 2017. Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse Inhabiting the Southern Portion of the Rich-Morgan-Summit Sage-Grouse Management Area. All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 6899. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6899
- Sandford, C.P., M.T. Kohl, T.A. Messmer, D.K. Dahlgren, A.Cook, and B.R. Wing. 2017. Greater Sage-grouse Resource Selection Drives Reproductive Fitness Under a Conifer Removal Strategy. Rangeland Ecology & Management 70(1):59-67.
- Smith, J.T., J.D. Tack, K.E. Doherty, B.W. Allred, J.D. Maestas, L.I. Berkeley, S.J. Dettenmaier, T.A. Messmer, and D.E. Naugle. 2017. Phenology largely explains taller grass at successful nests in greater sage-grouse. Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3679.
- Dahlgren, D.K., T.A. Messmer, and E.T. Thacker. 2016. Considerations for Sage-grouse Management Objectives. Utah State University Extension Fact Sheet.
- Dulfon, N.E. 2016. Sagebrush Ecology of Parker Mountain, Utah. Master's Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
- Dahlgren, D.K., M.R. Guttery, T.A. Messmer, D. Caudill, R.D. Elmore, R. Chi, and D.N. Koons. 2016. Warranted But Precluded: Evaluating Vital-Rate Contributions to Greater Sage-Grouse Population Dynamics to Inform Conservation. Ecosphere 3: e01249.
- Dahlgren, D.K., T.A. Messmer, B.A. Crabb, R.T. Larsen, T.A. Black, S.N. Frey, E.T. Thacker, R.J. Baxter, and J.D. Robinson. 2016. Seasonal Movements of Greater Sage-grouse Populations in Utah: Implications for Species Conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin DOI: 10.1002/wsb.643 pdf file
- Gruber-Hadden, Natasha W., T.A. Messmer, B.D. Maxfield, D.N. Koons, and M.R. Guttery. 2016. Population Vital Rates of Resident and Translocated Female Greater Sage-Grouse. J. Wildlife Management DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.1062. pdf file
- Caudill, D., T.M. Terhune, B. Bibles, and T.A. Messmer. 2016. Factors affecting seasonal movements of juvenile greater sage-grouse: a reconceptualized next survival model. The Condor 118:139-147. pdf file
- Hansen, E.P., A.C. Stewart, and S.N. Frey. 2016. Influence of transmission line construction on winter sage-grouse habitat use in Southern Utah. Human-Wildlife Interactions 10(2):169-187.
- Dahlgren, D.K., M.R. Guttery, T.A. Messmer, D. Caudill, R.D. Elmore, R. Chi, and D.M. Koons. 2016. Evaluating vital rate contributions to greater sage-grouse population dynamics to inform conservation. Ecosphere 7(3):e01249. pdf file
- Caudill, D., M.R. guttery, E. Leone, G. Caudill, and T.A. Messmer. 2016. Age-dependence and individual heterogeneity in reproductive success of greater sage-grouse. Avian Biology doi:[10.111/jav.00903]. pdf file
- Cardinal, C.J. and T.A. Messmer. 2016. Ecology of greater sage-grouse populations inhabiting the northwestern Wyoming Basin. Human-Wildlife Interactions 10(2):188-204.
- Wing, B.R. and T.A. Messmer. 2016. Impact of sagebrush nutrients and monoterpenes on greater sage-grouse vital rates. Human-Wildlife Interactions 10(2):157-168.
- Hansen, Erica P. 2016. Influence of disturbance on greater sage-grouse habitat selection in Southern Utah. Master's Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
- Messmer, T. A. 2015. Sage-grouse conservation and Management Through Science. The Utah Experience. pdf file
- Guttery, M.R., T.A. Messmer, M.W. Brunson, J.D. Robinson, and D.K. Dahlgren. 2016. Declining populations of greater sage-grouse: hunter motivations when numbers are low. Animal Conservation 19:26-34. pdf file
- Caudill, D., T.M. Terhune, B. Bibiles, and T.A. Messmer. 2016. Factors affecting seasonal movements of juvenile Greater Sage-grouse: A reconceptualized nest survival model. Condor 118:139-147. pdf file
- Sandford, C., D. Dahlgren, and T. Messmer. 2015. Sage-grouse Nests in an Active Conifer Mastication Site. The Prairie Naturalist 47:115-116. https://qcnr.usu.edu/directory/dahlgren_david
- Cardinal, Casey J. 2015. Factors Influencing the Ecology of Greater Sage-grouse Inhabiting the Bear Lake Plateau and Valley, Idaho and Utah. M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
- 2015 Accomplishment Report for Utah's Adaptive Resource Management Greater Sage-grouse Local Working Groups.
- Dahlgren, D.K., R.T. Larsen, R. Danvir, G. Wilson, E.T. Thacker, T.A. Black, D.E. Naugle, J.W. Connelly, and T.A. Messmer. 2015. Greater Sage-grouse and Range Management: Insights from a 25-Year Case Study in Utah and Wyoming. Rangeland Ecology and Management 68:375-382. pdf file
- Dahlgren, D.K., E.T. Thacker, and T.A. Messmer. 2015. What Does a Sage-grouse Eat? USU Extension Fact Sheet, November 2015.
- Guttery, M.R., T.A. Messmer, M.W. Brunson, J.D. Robinson, and D.K. Dahlgren. 2015. Declining populations of greater sage-grouse: hunter motivations when numbers are low. Animal Conservation doi:10.1111/acv12213. pdf file
- Avery Cook, 2015. Greater Sage-grouse Seasonal Habitat Models, Response to Juniper Reduction and Effects of Capture Behavior on Vital Rates in Northwest Utah. M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan.
- Parks, Molly. 2015. Participant Perceptions of Range Rider Programs Used to Mitigate Wolf-Livestock conflicts in the Western United States. M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
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Caudill, D., M.R. Guttery, B. Bibles, T.A. Messmer, G. Caudill, E. Leone, D.K. Dahlgren, and R. Chi. 2014. Effects of climatic variation and reproductive trade-offs vary by measure of reproductive effort in greater sage-grouse. Ecosphere 5(12):154. pdf file
- Caudill, Danny, T.A. Messmer, B. Bibles, and M.R. Guttery. 2014. Greater Sage-grouse Juvenile Survival in Utah. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:808-817. pdf file
- 2014 Accomplishment Report for Utah's Adaptive Resource Management Greater Sage-grouse Local Working Groups.
- Messmer, T.A., R. Hasenyager, J. Burruss, and S. Ligouri. 2013. Stakeholder contemporary knowledge needs regarding the potential effects of tall structures on sage-grouse. Human-Wildlife Interactions 7(2):273-298.
- Reinhart, J.S., T.A. Messmer, and T. Black. 2013. Inter-seasonal movements in tri-state greater sage-grouse: implications for state-centric conservation plans. Human-Wildlife Interactions 7(2):172-181.
- Baxter, R.J., R.T. Larsen, and J.T. Flinders. 2013. Survival of Resident and Translocated Greater Sage-grouse in Strawberry Valley, Utah: A 13-Year Study. Journal of Wildlife Management 77(4):802-811; DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.520.
- Duvuvuei, Orrin V. 2013. Vital Rates, Population Trends, and Habitat-use Patterns of a Translocated Greater Sage-grouse Population: Implications for Future Translocations. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
- Breidinger, Leah S., K.E. Mock, and T.A. Messmer. 2013. Greater sage-grouse and natural gas development in Utah: Using population genetic data for conservation efforts. Western North American Naturalist 73(2):177-183. pdf file
- Cheyenne Burnett, 2013. Modeling Habitat Use of a Fringe Greater Sage-grouse Population at Multiple Spatial Scales. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
- Frey, S.N., R. Curtis, and K. Heaton. 2013. Home Range and Movements of Greater Sage-grouse in its Southern-most Distribution. USU Extension Bulletin.
- Graham, Stephanie E. 2013. Greater sage-grouse habitat selection and use patterns in response to vegetation management practices in northwestern Utah. M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan.
- Guttery, M.R., T.A. Messmer, E.T. Thacker, N. Gruber, and C.M. Columber. 2013. Greater Sage-Grouse Sex Ratios in Utah: Implications for Reporting Population Trends. Journal of Wildlife Management. pdf file
- Guttery, M.R., D.K. Dahlgren, T.A. Messmer, J.W. Connelly, K.P. Reese, P.A. Terletzky, N. Burkepile and D.N. Koons. 2013. Effects of Landscape-Scale Environmental Variation on Greater Sage-grouse Chick Survival. PLoS ONE 8(6):e65582. pdf file
- Messmer, Terry. 2013. Lessons Learned from the Greater Sage-grouse. Challenges and Emerging Opportunities for Agriculture and Rural Communities. Policy Brief for the National Agricultural & Rural Development Policy Center.
- State of Utah Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse. February 2013. Link to Plan
- Robinson, J.D. and T.A. Messmer. 2013. Vital rates and seasonal movements of two isolated greater sage-grouse populations in Utah's West Desert. Human-Wildlife Interactions 7(2):182-194. pdf file
- Belton, L. (compiler) 2012. Conservation Programs for Private Lands. Programs and Resources Available in Utah for Implementation of Utah's Wildlife Action Plan. A joint project of: Utah State University Wildlife Extension Community-Based Conservation Program, Utah’s Department of Natural Resources: Endangered Species Mitigation Fund, Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources: Utah’s State Wildlife Action Plan, Quinney Professorship for Wildlife Conflict Management, and Jack H. Berryman Institute.
- 2012 Accomplishment Report for Utah's Adaptive Resource Management Greater Sage-grouse Local Working Groups.
- Natasha W. Gruber (2012). Population Dynamics and Movements of Translocated and Resident Greater Sage-grouse on Anthro Mountain, Utah. Thesis. Utah State University.
- Eric Thacker, D.R. Gardner, T.A. Messmer, M.R. Guttery, and D.K. Dahlgren. 2012. Using Gas Chromatography to Determine Winter Diets of Greater Sage-grouse in Utah. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:588-592. pdf file
- Belton, L. (compiler) 2012. Conservation Programs for Private Lands. Programs and Resources Available in Utah for Implementation of Utah's Wildlife Action Plan. A joint project of: Utah State University Wildlife Extension Community?Based Conservation Program, Utah’s Department of Natural Resources: Endangered Species Mitigation Fund, Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources: Utah’s State Wildlife Action Plan, Quinney Professorship for Wildlife Conflict Management, and Jack H. Berryman Institute.
- Sage-grouse Habitat in Utah. 2011. A Guide for Landowners and Managers.
- Guttery, M.R., D.K. Dahlgren, and T.A. Messmer. 2011. Evaluation of Alternative Methods to Estimate Greater Sage-grouse Populations. Project Completion Report
- Final report from a grazing collaborative group for the three National Forests in Southern Utah. Co-facilitated by Lorien Belton, one of our CBCP team members.
- Peterson, C. and T.A. Messmer. 2011. Biological Consequences of Winter-Feeding of Mule Deer in Developed Landscapes in Northern Utah. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35(3):252-260.
- Can Public Meetings Accurately Reflect Public Attitudes Toward Wildlife Management? Article in Journal of Wildlife Management by Chris C. Peterson and Terry A. Messmer. 2010.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2010. Messmer, T. A., and R. F. Hart, Utah State University (eds). Managing western lands for sage-grouse: the USDA NRCS Sage-grouse Restoration Project. large pdf file.
- Dahlgren, D.K., T.A. Messmer, E.K. Thacker, and M.R. Guttery. 2010. Evaluation of brood detection techniques: Recommendations for estimating Greater sage-grouse productivity. Western North American Naturalist 70(2):233-237.
- Dahlgren, D.K., T.A. Messmer, and D.N. Koons. 2010. Achieving better estimates of Greater sage-grouse chick survival in Utah. Journal of Wildlife Managment 74(6):1286-1294.
- Belton, L.R., D.B. Jackson-Smith, and T.A. Messmer. 2009. Assessing the needs of sage-grouse local working groups: Final technical report. Unpublished report prepared for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Institute for Social Science Research on Natural Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
- Assessing the Needs of Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups. Final Technical Report. by Lorien Belton, Douglas Jackson-Smith, and Terry Messmer. 2009.
- Working with Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups. A Practical Guide for NRCS Staff. by Lorien Belton, Douglas Jackson-Smith, and Terry Messmer. 2009.
- Sage-grouse Local Working Groups: An Overview of Needs. Presentation given by Lorien Belton at the NRCS Biologist's Meeting, October 2008. (large file)
- PhD Dissertation by Chris C. Peterson "Conservation Implications of Winter-Feeding Policies for Mule Deer in Utah." Utah State University, Logan, Utah. 2008.
- WREN Project - Population Experiments for High School Students. Powerpoint presentation "Using Scientific Method to Study Wildlife Populations"
- Dahlgren, D.K., R. Chi, T.A. Messmer. 2006. Greater Sage-Grouse Response to Sagebrush Management in Utah. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:975-985.
- Messmer, T.A., M.W. Brunson, D. Reiter, and D.G. Hewitt. 1999. United States Public Attitudes Regarding Predators and Their Management to Enhance Avian Recruitment. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:75-85.
- 1999 Report - Summer Habitat Use and Migration Movements of the Paunsaugunt Plateau Mule Deer Herd.
- Reese, K.P. and J.W. Connelly. 1997. Translocations of sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus in North America. Wildlife Biology 3(3/4):234-241.
- Utah Gunnison's and White-tailed Prairie Dog Conservation Plan