North America's grassland birds remain in crisis despite decades of conservation efforts.
This review provides an overview of factors contributing to these declines, as well as …

Shrub encroachment became widespread in grass-dominated ecosystem regions. However,
there is still limited attention on the changes in plant-soil system C: N: P stoichiometry and …

Rangelands cover half of the world's land surface, yet they are often threatened by multiple
factors, such as the encroachment of woody plant populations. This comprehensive review …

Anthropogenic and natural shrub encroachment have similar ecological consequences on
native grassland ecosystems. In fact, there is an accelerating trend toward anthropogenic …

Wildfire is a key factor in regulating ecological processes in grassland ecosystems; however,
changes in land use/cover have modified the intensity and frequency of fires as they …

Drylands are key contributors to interannual variation in the terrestrial carbon sink, which
has been attributed primarily to broad‐scale climatic anomalies that disproportionately affect …

Aeolian sediment transport occurs as a function of, and with feedback to ecosystem changes
and disturbances. Many desert grasslands are undergoing rapid changes in vegetation …

Woody plant encroachment is influenced by interactions between the physical environment
and vegetation, which create heterogenous microenvironments some of which favor shrub …

Human-driven vegetation management practices (VMPs) employed in agricultural activities
and livelihoods pose potential threats to native plant communities. However, there remains a …

Shrub encroachment is a common ecological state transition in global drylands and has
myriad adverse effects on grasslands and the services they provide. This physiognomic shift …