Vegetation change and anthropogenic development are altering ecosystems and
decreasing biodiversity. Successful management of ecosystems threatened by multiple …

Models of habitat preference are widely used to quantify animal–habitat relationships, to
describe and predict differential space use by animals, and to identify habitat that is …

Technological advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have led to the
exploration and exploitation of shale oil and gas both nationally and internationally …

Quantifying western US rangelands as a series of fractional components with remote
sensing provides a new way to understand these changing ecosystems. Nine rangeland …

Despite decades of field research on greater sage‐grouse, range‐wide demographic data
have yet to be synthesized into a sensitivity analysis to guide management actions. We …

Cropland conversion is anticipated to continue westward from the Great Plains into the
sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) biome–the most intact biome remaining in the conterminous …

Exotic plants are generally considered a serious problem in wildlands around the globe.
However, some argue that the impacts of exotic plants have been exaggerated and that …

Conservation of imperiled species often demands addressing a complex suite of threats that
undermine species viability. Regulatory approaches, such as the US Endangered Species …

Considering habitat selection at multiple scales is essential to fully understand habitat
requirements and management needs for wildlife species of concern. We used a …

Greater sage‐grouse C entrocercus urophasianus (B onaparte) currently occupy
approximately half of their historical distribution across western N orth A merica. Sage …