Disturbance is an important component of many ecosystems, and variations in disturbance
regime can affect ecosystem and community structure and functioning. The “intermediate …

▪ Abstract The composition and structure of the semiarid or desert grasslands of
southwestern North America have changed over the past 150 y. Brushy or woody species in …

Multiple regression analyses were performed on a worldwide 236—site data set compiled
from studies that compared species composition, aboveground net primary production …

Plains grasslands, North American bison (Bos bison, also known as Bison bison; Jones et
al. 1992) and other large herbivores were abundant and conspicuous components of the …

Species diversity has declined in ecosystems worldwide as a result of habitat fragmentation,
eutrophication, and land-use change. If such decline is to be halted ecological mechanisms …

Our understanding of fire and grazing is largely based on small‐scale experimental studies
in which treatments are uniformly applied to experimental units that are considered …

In tallgrass prairie, disturbances such as grazing and fire can generate patchiness across
the landscape, contributing to a shifting mosaic that presumably enhances biodiversity …

En este ensayo se compilan los principales conceptos y métodos aplicados en el desarrollo
de proyectos de restauración ecológica, haciendo énfasis en la relación entre conservación …

Biological invasion is a widespread, but poorly understood phenomenon. Elton's hypothesis,
supported by theory, experiment, and anecdotal evidence, suggests that an important …

(1) Differences in plant species' abundances in response to cattle grazing and protection
were measured across fences at fifteen sites in productive semi-natural mediterranean …