In the last 20 years, the North American sagebrush biome has lost over 500 000 ha of intact
and largely intact sagebrush plant communities on an annual basis. Much of this loss has …

Understanding how climate change will contribute to ongoing declines in sagebrush
ecological integrity is critical for informing natural resource management, yet complicated by …

This special issue of Rangeland Ecology and Management is dedicated to applying the
Sagebrush Conservation Design (SCD) to improve conservation outcomes across the …

For millennia, wildfire has helped shape the sagebrush biome of the western United States.
Over recent decades, historical fire regimes have been altered by several factors, including …

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 …

Population declines among sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) reliant birds mirror the larger
deterioration of the sagebrush ecosystem. To combat this biome decline, western partners …

Sagebrush ecosystems of western North America are experiencing widespread loss and
degradation by invasive annual grasses. Positive feedbacks between fire and annual …

For most of the 20th century and beyond, national wildland fire policies concerning fire
suppression and fuels management have primarily focused on forested lands. Using …

Sagebrush ecosystems across the western US are in decline due to numerous threats,
including expansion of coniferous woodlands and forests. The interagency Sagebrush …

Sagebrush ecosystems support a suite of unique species such as the emblematic greater
sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage-grouse) but are under increasing pressure …