Edaphic properties have been widely shown to influence community composition and
distribution. However, the degree to which edaphic factors can affect grasses in semi-arid …

A growing number of industrial disturbances are reclaimed with native grass species,
although use of many native forbs in reclamation is limited due to low availability, high …

In the mixed grass prairie region of North America, well sites and their associated
infrastructure have many ecological effects, including changes to soil physical, chemical and …

Human stressors block, eliminate, and simplify habitat mosaics, eroding landscapes' life
history diversity and thus biological resilience. One goal of restoration is to alleviate human …

Plains rough fescue (Festuca hallii), once a dominant grassland in the Northern Great
Plains, has been reduced to a fraction of its original extent by agricultural intensification and …

Soil attributes, climate, and time since reclamation have important implications for oil and
gas reclamation success on drylands. It is uncertain if reclaimed well pads, on highly …

Activities associated with agriculture, grazing, and the energy industry have altered large
tracts of native rangeland in North America. Pipelining causes intense local disturbance by …

The ecosystem stability of abandoned mines can be restored using vegetation restoration
methods. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the variations in the physicochemical …

Land use intensification and rising production inputs continue to negatively affect many
ecosystem services with significant challenges to restore these ecosystem services in the …

Over the past 100 years, large areas of native grasslands have been lost due to human
activities and natural disturbances. Construction of pipelines for oil and gas transportation …