Living with exotic annual grasses in the sagebrush ecosystem
Exotic annual grasses dominate millions of hectares and increase fire frequency in the
sagebrush ecosystem of North America. This devastating invasion is so costly and …
sagebrush ecosystem of North America. This devastating invasion is so costly and …
The use of spatially patterned methods for vegetation restoration and management across systems
Widespread degradation of natural lands has created an urgent need for restoration.
However, the high cost of conventional techniques limits the extent and success of …
However, the high cost of conventional techniques limits the extent and success of …
A synthesis of the effects of cheatgrass invasion on US Great Basin carbon storage
Non‐native, invasive Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) is pervasive in sagebrush ecosystems
in the Great Basin ecoregion of the western United States, competing with native plants and …
in the Great Basin ecoregion of the western United States, competing with native plants and …
Future direction of fuels management in sagebrush rangelands
Sagebrush ecosystems in the United States have been declining since EuroAmerican
settlement, largely due to agricultural and urban development, invasive species, and altered …
settlement, largely due to agricultural and urban development, invasive species, and altered …
Selecting native plants for restoration using rapid screening for adaptive traits: methods and outcomes in a Great Basin case study
Partnerships between researchers and restoration practitioners can improve restoration
outcomes, which is especially important for restoration in challenging settings. Here, we …
outcomes, which is especially important for restoration in challenging settings. Here, we …
[HTML][HTML] Grazing intensity effects on fire ignition risk and spread in sagebrush steppe
Wildfire activity is accelerating on many rangelands worldwide, yet the potential for grazing
to be used as a fire management tool remains largely unknown. Particularly, little is known …
to be used as a fire management tool remains largely unknown. Particularly, little is known …
[HTML][HTML] Does post-fire recovery of native grasses across abiotic-stress and invasive-grass gradients match theoretical predictions, in sagebrush steppe?
Interactions among species can strongly affect how plant communities reassemble after
disturbances, and variability among native and invasive species across environmental …
disturbances, and variability among native and invasive species across environmental …
Using native grass seeding and targeted spring grazing to reduce low-level Bromus tectorum invasion on the Colorado Plateau
Reducing invasive species abundance near the leading edge of invasions is important for
maintaining diverse, high-functioning ecosystems, but it can be hard to remove invasives …
maintaining diverse, high-functioning ecosystems, but it can be hard to remove invasives …
Embracing complexity and humility in rangeland science
LM Porensky - Rangelands, 2021 - Elsevier
On the Ground• More often than not, there is untapped potential for win-wins between
livestock production and conservation. On the other hand, it is impossible to achieve every …
livestock production and conservation. On the other hand, it is impossible to achieve every …
Effects of large mammalian herbivory, previous fire, and year of burn on fire behavior in an African savanna
Fire, herbivores, and climatic factors are all major drivers of savanna and grassland
dynamics, and they interact in complex ways, which are still in the process of being …
dynamics, and they interact in complex ways, which are still in the process of being …