Small-scale water deficits after wildfires create long-lasting ecological impacts
Ecological droughts are deficits in soil–water availability that induce threshold-like
ecosystem responses, such as causing altered or degraded plant-community conditions …
ecosystem responses, such as causing altered or degraded plant-community conditions …
What determines the effectiveness of Pinyon-Juniper clearing treatments? Evidence from the remote sensing archive and counter-factual scenarios
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 …
spp.) woodlands (PJ) into grasslands and shrublands is a pervasive phenomenon, and an …
Postfire growth of seeded and planted big sagebrush—strategic designs for restoring greater sage‐grouse nesting habitat
Wildfires change plant community structure and impact wildlife habitat and population
dynamics. Recent wildfire‐induced losses of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) in North …
dynamics. Recent wildfire‐induced losses of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) in North …
Rapid monitoring of the abundance and spread of exotic annual grasses in the western United States using remote sensing and machine learning
Exotic annual grasses (EAG) are one of the most damaging agents of change in western
North America. Despite known socio‐environmental effects of EAG there remains a need to …
North America. Despite known socio‐environmental effects of EAG there remains a need to …
Integrating ecosystem resilience and resistance into decision support tools for multi-scale population management of a sagebrush indicator species
Imperiled sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems of western North America are
experiencing unprecedented conservation planning efforts. Advances in decision-support …
experiencing unprecedented conservation planning efforts. Advances in decision-support …
Variability in weather and site properties affect fuel and fire behavior following fuel treatments in semiarid sagebrush-steppe
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Fuel-treatments targeting shrubs and fire-prone exotic annual grasses (EAGs) are
increasingly used to mitigate increased wildfire risks in arid and semiarid environments, and …
increasingly used to mitigate increased wildfire risks in arid and semiarid environments, and …
Management and environmental factors associated with simulated restoration seeding barriers in sagebrush steppe
Adverse weather conditions, particularly freezing or drought, are often associated with poor
seedling establishment following restoration seeding in drylands like the Great Basin …
seedling establishment following restoration seeding in drylands like the Great Basin …
Targeting Sagebrush (Artemisia Spp.) Restoration Following Wildfire with Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) Nest Selection and Survival Models
Unprecedented conservation efforts for sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems across the
western United States have been catalyzed by risks from escalated wildfire activity that …
western United States have been catalyzed by risks from escalated wildfire activity that …
[HTML][HTML] Predicting exotic annual grass abundance in rangelands of the western United States using various precipitation scenarios
Expansion of exotic annual grass (EAG), such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) and
medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae [L.] Nevski), could cause irreversible changes …
medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae [L.] Nevski), could cause irreversible changes …
A draft genome provides hypotheses on drought tolerance in a keystone plant species in Western North America threatened by climate change
Climate change presents distinct ecological and physiological challenges to plants as
extreme climate events become more common. Understanding how species have adapted …
extreme climate events become more common. Understanding how species have adapted …