A fundamental goal of population ecologists is to identify drivers responsible for temporal
variation in abundance. Understanding whether variation is associated with environmental …

Shrubs, bunchgrasses and biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are believed to contribute to site
resistance to plant invasions in the presence of cattle grazing. Although fire is a concomitant …

ABSTRACT Sage‐grouse (Centrocercus spp.) are influencing rapidly evolving land
management policy in the western United States. Management objectives for fine‐scale …

Non‐native grazers compete with native species across the globe. We present a novel
approach to study the composition of the herbaceous understory across three study areas …

Identifying the relevant spatial scale at which species respond to features in a landscape
(scale of effect) is a pressing research need as managers work to reduce biodiversity loss …

The historical role of fire in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) landscapes remains poorly
understood, yet is important to inform management and conservation of obligate species …

Background Drastic increases in wildfire size and frequency threaten western North
American sagebrush (Artemisia L. spp.) ecosystems. At relatively large spatial scales …

Land management priorities and decisions may result in population declines for non-target
wildlife species. In the western United States, large-scale removal of conifer from sagebrush …

Grazing by domestic livestock is a ubiquitous land use in the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)
biome of western North America. Widespread, long‐term population declines in greater …

Counts of males displaying on breeding grounds are the primary management tool used to
assess population trends in lekking grouse species. Despite the importance of male lek …