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 …

Ecologists have worked to ascribe function to the variation found in plant populations,
communities and ecosystems across environments for at least the past century. The vast …

Droughts are disproportionately impacting global dryland regions where ecosystem health
and function are tightly coupled to moisture availability. Drought severity is commonly …

On the Ground• Use of adaptive management supported by robust monitoring is vital to
solving severe rangeland problems, such as the exotic annual grass invasion and fire cycle …

Wildfires change plant community structure and impact wildlife habitat and population
dynamics. Recent wildfire‐induced losses of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) in North …

In the intermountain western US, expansion of Pinyon (Pinus edulis) and Juniper (Juniperus
spp.) woodlands (PJ) into grasslands and shrublands is a pervasive phenomenon, and an …

Large‐scale disturbances, such as megafires, motivate restoration at equally large extents.
Measuring the survival and growth of individual plants plays a key role in current efforts to …

Background Land uses such as crop production, livestock grazing, mining, and urban
development have contributed to degradation of drylands worldwide. Loss of big sagebrush …

Adverse weather conditions, particularly freezing or drought, are often associated with poor
seedling establishment following restoration seeding in drylands like the Great Basin …

Regeneration is an essential demographic step that affects plant population persistence,
recovery after disturbances, and potential migration to track suitable climate conditions …