Abstract North America's Mediterranean climate zone (NAMCZ) includes most of California,
southwestern Oregon, a slice of western Nevada, and northwestern Baja California, Mexico …

Forest mastication treatments are increasingly utilized by land managers as a means of
reducing tree cover for fire hazard mitigation and other habitat objectives in piñon-juniper …

Expansion of native pinyon-juniper (Pinus monophylla-Juniperus osteosperma) woodlands
can decrease shrub and herbaceous cover in the Intermountain West, US, affecting habitat …

In the first 2 decades of the twenty‐first century, American black bear (Ursus americanus)
populations rebounded with range expansions into areas where the species was previously …

Aim Primary productivity is an important mechanism influencing the species richness of
animal taxa such as mammals. However, the factors that mediate the relationship between …

Habitat specialists have been largely overlooked in old-growth pinyon–juniper woodlands,
despite specialists exhibiting heightened sensitivity to anthropogenic habitat loss …

Abstract Context The Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) has experienced
range-wide declines and has been listed as Threatened by the USA Fish and Wildlife …

Forested ecosystems in the western United States have been the focus of tree reduction
efforts for decades, with the intent of improving forage for livestock and wildlife. Yet, the long …

Woodland and forest ecosystems across western North America have experienced
increased density and expansion since the early 1900s, including in the widely distributed …

Woodland reduction has been under way for decades to improve habitat for certain wildlife
species, increase forage for livestock, improve watershed function and reduce soil erosion …