Despite years of accumulating scientific evidence that fire is critical for maintaining the
structure and function of grassland ecosystems in the US Great Plains, fire has not been …

Woody plant encroachment has profound impacts on the sustainable management of water
resources in water-limited ecosystems. However, our understanding of the effects of this …

Abstract John Wesley Powell, in the nineteenth century, introduced the notion that the 100th
meridian divides the North American continent into arid western regions and humid eastern …

Rapid changes in wildfire patterns are documented globally, increasing pressure to identify
regions that may experience increases in wildfire in future decades. Temperate grassland …

Abstract Rangelands of the United States provide ecosystem services that benefit society
and rural economies. Native tree encroachment is often overlooked as a primary threat to …

Addressing unexpected events and uncertainty represents one of the grand challenges of
the Anthropocene, yet ecosystem management is constrained by existing policy and laws …

Abstract The Great Plains of North America encompass approximately 1,300,000 km 2 of
land from Texas to Saskatchewan. The integrity of these lands is under continual assault by …

Woody encroachment is a global driver of grassland loss and management to counteract
encroachment represents one of the most expensive conservation practices implemented in …

To understand the effect of woody plant encroachment on hydrological processes of mesic
grasslands, we quantified infiltration capacity in situ, the temporal changes in soil water …

Climate change, interacting with and exacerbating anthropogenic modifications to the
landscape, is altering ecosystem structure and function, biodiversity, and species …