Annotated bibliography of scientific research on pygmy rabbits published from 1990 to 2020

Nathan J. Kleist, Joshua S. Willems, Heidi L. Bencin, A. Foster, Laine E. McCall, Jennifer K. Meineke, Erin E. Poor, S. Carter
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Integrating recent scientific knowledge into management decisions supports effective natural resource management and can lead to better resource outcomes. However, finding and accessing scientific knowledge can be time consuming and costly. To assist in this process, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is creating a series of annotated bibliographies on topics of management concern for western lands. Previously published reports introduced a methodology for preparing annotated bibliographies to facilitate the integration of recent, peer-reviewed science into resource management decisions. Therefore, relevant text from those efforts is reproduced here to frame the presentation. Sagebrush ecosystems throughout North America face management challenges including habitat loss and fragmentation. Brachylagus idahoensis (pygmy rabbits) are a sagebrush-obligate species that has experienced population declines and range contraction in recent decades. A disjunct population of pygmy rabbits in the Columbia Basin in Washington was listed as federally endangered in 2003. Due to their specialized habitat requirements and low dispersal ability, pygmy rabbits are a high priority for managers throughout their range. We compiled and summarized peerreviewed journal articles, data products, and formal technical reports (such as U.S. Forest Service General Technical Reports and U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Reports) on pygmy rabbits published between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 2020. We first conducted a structured search of three reference databases and three government databases using the phrase “pygmy rabbit” or “Brachylagus idahoensis.” We refined the initial list of products by removing (1) duplicates, (2) products not written in English, (3) publications that were not focused on North America, (4) publications that were not published as research, data products, or scientific review articles in peer-reviewed journals or as formal technical reports, and (5) products for which pygmy rabbits were not a research focus or for which the study did not present new data or findings about pygmy rabbits. We summarized each product using a consistent structure (background, objectives, methods, location, findings, and implications) and identified the management topics (for example, captive breeding, habitat characteristics, and population estimates) addressed by each product. We also noted which publications included new publicly available geospatial data. The review process for this annotated bibliography included an initial internal colleague review of each summary, requesting input on each summary from an author of the original publication, and a formal peer review. Our initial searches resulted in 2,285 total products, of which 105 met our criteria for inclusion. Sensitive/rare wildlife, behavior or demographics, site-scale habitat characteristics, habitat selection, and effects distances or spatial scale were the management topics most commonly addressed. The online version of this bibliography, Science for Resource Managers, will be searchable by topic, location, and year; it will include links to each original publication, where available. The studies compiled and summarized here may inform planning and management actions that seek to maintain and restore sagebrush landscapes and associated native species across the western United States.
1990 - 2020年发表的侏儒兔科学研究文献注释
将最新的科学知识纳入管理决策,有助于有效地管理自然资源,并能带来更好的资源成果。然而,寻找和获取科学知识可能既耗时又昂贵。为了协助这一进程,美国地质调查局(USGS)正在创建一系列关于西部土地管理问题的注释书目。以前发表的报告介绍了一种编制注释书目的方法,以促进将最近的同行评议的科学纳入资源管理决策。因此,在此转载这些努力的有关案文,以构成介绍的框架。整个北美的山艾树生态系统面临着包括栖息地丧失和破碎化在内的管理挑战。矮兔(Brachylagus idahoensis)是一种以山艾树为食的物种,近几十年来经历了种群数量的下降和范围的缩小。2003年,华盛顿州哥伦比亚盆地的侏儒兔被列为联邦濒危物种。由于其特殊的栖息地要求和低分散能力,侏儒兔是管理人员在其范围内的优先事项。我们汇编和总结了同行评审的期刊文章、数据产品和正式的技术报告(如美国林务局通用技术报告和美国地质调查局开放文件报告),这些报告发表于1990年1月1日至2020年12月31日之间。我们首先使用短语“侏儒兔”或“idahoensis Brachylagus”对三个参考数据库和三个政府数据库进行了结构化搜索。我们通过删除(1)重复产品,(2)非英文产品,(3)非以北美为重点的出版物,(4)未作为研究、数据产品或同行评审期刊上的科学评论文章或正式技术报告发表的出版物,以及(5)侏儒兔不是研究重点的产品,或该研究没有提出关于侏儒兔的新数据或发现的产品,对初始产品列表进行了细化。我们使用一致的结构(背景、目标、方法、位置、发现和影响)总结了每个产品,并确定了每个产品处理的管理主题(例如,圈养繁殖、栖息地特征和种群估计)。我们还注意到哪些出版物包括新的公开地理空间数据。这个带注释的参考书目的审查过程包括对每个摘要的初始内部同事审查,要求原始出版物的作者对每个摘要进行输入,以及正式的同行审查。我们最初的搜索结果是总共2,285种产品,其中105种符合我们的纳入标准。敏感/稀有野生动物、行为或人口统计学、地点尺度栖息地特征、栖息地选择和影响距离或空间尺度是最常涉及的管理主题。在线版本的参考书目《资源管理者的科学》可以按主题、地点和年份进行搜索;它将包括每个原始出版物的链接,如果有的话。在此汇编和总结的研究可以为寻求维持和恢复美国西部荞属植物景观和相关本地物种的规划和管理行动提供信息。
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