Resource selection and survival of plains sharp-tailed grouse at a wind energy facility

As the demand for wind energy development increases across much of the Great Plains region, there is a need to understand how this type of energy generation may impact wildlife. Due to their extensive range across areas with high wind resources plains sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) represent a valuable species to evaluate how selection and survival are associated with existing wind energy infrastructure. We used spatial and demographic data collected from radio-marked female sharp-tailed grouse to evaluate resource selection (nest, brood-rearing, and breeding season) and survival (nest and female) near existing wind energy infrastructure during the April to August breeding season over a 3-year period from 2020–2022 in northeastern South Dakota, USA. We monitored 119 GPS-marked females captured at 8 leks over the study period. We did not find evidence that females selected nest sites in relation to wind energy infrastructure but found that females with broods and f..., , , # Resource selection and survival of plains sharp-tailed grouse at a wind energy facility

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.r2280gbnw](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.r2280gbnw)

## Description of the data and file structure

Datasets contain information to evaluate nesting, brood-rearing, and breeding season resource selection at home range and within home range scales, and nest and individual survival of sharp-tailed grouse.

### Files and variables

#### File: Survival\_and\_Selection\_Data.zip

**Description:** 

All datasets contain spatial predictor variables used to evaluate resource selection and survival. Covariates are described in Table 1 of manuscript. Each predictor contains a number following the name, which corresponds to the moving window size. Non-Euclidean distance based habitat covariates were estimated within 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 1.3, 3.2, and 5.0 km. Wind energy infrastructure variables were estimated across 1.0, 1.3, 3.2, and 5.0 km radii scales. In the datasets, the moving ...