@article{8c2757509fea4fe089d2de0206e04b51,
title = "Habitat suitability modeling of the federally endangered poweshiek skipperling in Michigan",
abstract = "The Poweshiek skipperling Oarisma poweshiek (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) is a historically common prairie butterfly with a range extending throughout the mesic prairies and prairie fens of the upper Midwestern United States and southern Manitoba, Canada. Rapid, range-wide declines have reduced the number of verified Poweshiek skipperling locations to seven, four of which occur in Michigan. To assist with monitoring and, ultimately, conservation efforts, we developed a habitat model using the software Maxent with ecological and geographical factors. Using a lowest-presence threshold methodology, our habitat suitability model indicated potentially high suitability in 26 of 138 prairie fens with no documentation of Poweshiek skipperling occurrence. The strongest predictors of suitable habitat in our model were prairie fen area and surrounding natural land cover. Wildlife managers can use results from this analysis to expand monitoring to include sites with suitable habitat where Poweshiek skipperling are not currently documented, in addition to identifying potential introduction sites.",
keywords = "Endangered species, Habitat modeling, Maxent, Poweshiek skipperling",
author = "Pogue, {Clint D.} and Monfils, {Michael J.} and Cuthrell, {David L.} and Heumann, {Benjamin W.} and Monfils, {Anna K.}",
note = "Funding Information: The funding for this project was provided by the USFWS, Central Michigan University Biology Department, and Sigma Xi. We would like to especially acknowledge Phil Delphey with USFWS for his active interest and support of this project. We would like to thank Central Michigan University student Riley A. Zionce for his invaluable assistance with field work. We also thank our colleagues and partners who assisted with surveys, monitoring, data analysis, project oversight and support, and manuscript preparation, including Rachel Hackett (Central Michigan University), Chris May (The Nature Conservancy), Barbara Hosler and Tameka Dandridge (USFWS East Lansing Field Office), and Pete Badra, Selena Creed, and Henry Pointon (Michigan Natural Features Inventory). Additionally, we express deep gratitude to the Associate Editor, A. Townsend Peterson, Robert Dana, and the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. Finally, we would like to thank the landowners for allowing us access to their properties for surveys and monitoring activities, including, but not limited to, the Michigan chapter of The Nature Conservancy; Michigan Nature Association; Oakland County, Springfield Township; the State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources; and numerous private landowners. This paper is Contribution Number 69 of the Central Michigan University Institute for Great Lakes Research. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. All rights reserved.",
year = "2016",
month = dec,
doi = "10.3996/052015-JFWM-049",
language = "English",
volume = "7",
pages = "359--368",
journal = "Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management",
issn = "1944-687X",
publisher = "Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management",
number = "2",
}