Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America
Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America offers a road map for securing our energy future while safeguarding our wildlife heritage. Contributors show how science can help craft solutions to conflicts between wildlife and
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Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation in Western North America Edited by David E. Naugle Foreword by Mark S. Boyce
Washington | Covelo | London
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Energy development and wildlife conservation in western North America / edited by David E. Naugle ; foreword by Mark S. Boyce. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-657-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59726-657-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-658-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59726-658-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Energy development--Environmental aspects—West (U.S.) 2. Energy development—Environmental aspects—Canada, Western. 3. Wildlife conservation—West (U.S.) 4. Wildlife conservation—Canada, Western. I. Naugle, David E. TD195.E49E528 2011 333.79′150978—dc22 2010029433
Text design and typesetting by Karen Wenk Printed on recycled, acid-free paper
Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Key Words Conservation planning, cumulative effects, energy development, human footprint, oil and gas, renewable energy, sage-grouse, wildlife conservation, wind power, woodland caribou, climate change, energy demand, pronghorn, endangered species, renewable energy, biofuels, solar energy, conservation in the American West, community-based landscape conservation, oil, natural gas, hydrocarbons, tar sands.
contents
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Foreword Preface
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Acknowledgments
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PART I Chapter 1
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT
1
Introduction to Energy Development in the West
3
David E. Naugle and Holly E. Copeland
Chapter 2
Geography of Energy Development in Western North America: Potential Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems
7
Holly E. Copeland, Amy Pocewicz, and Joseph M. Kiesecker
PART II Chapter 3
BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF WILDLIFE AND INVASIVE PLANTS TO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
23
Unifying Framework for Understanding Impacts of Human Developments on Wildlife
27
Chris J. Johnson and Martin-Hugues St-Laurent
Chapter 4
Sage-Grouse and Cumulative Impacts of Energy Development
55
David E. Naugle, Kevin E. Doherty, Brett L. Walker, Holly E. Copeland, Matthew J. Holloran, and Jason D. Tack
Chapter 5
Effects of Energy Development on Ungulates
71
Mark Hebblewhite
Chapter 6
Effects of Energy Development on Songbirds
95
Erin M. Bayne and Brenda C. Dale
Chapter 7
Invasive Plants and Their Response to Energy Development Paul H. Evangelista, Alycia W. Crall, and Erin Bergquist
115
Chapter 8
Wind Power and Biofuels: A Green Dilemma for Wildlife Conservation
131
Gregory D. Johnson and Scott E. Stephens
PART III Chapter 9
CONSERVATION BY DESIGN: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING
