Increasingly, the success of management interventions aimed at biodiversity conservation
are viewed as being dependent on the 'resilience'of the system. Although the term …

Rangelands cover more of Earth's land surface than any other type of land. They have
variable and harsh climates, are sparsely populated and remote from markets, produce …

Woody vegetation in grasslands and savannas has increased worldwide over the past 100–
200 years. This phenomenon of “woody plant encroachment”(WPE) has been documented …

Despite the large contribution of rangeland and pasture to global soil organic carbon (SOC)
stocks, there is considerable uncertainty about the impact of large herbivore grazing on …

The majority of power generated by photovoltaic energy infrastructure is derived from
ground-mounted solar arrays that prioritize energy production, minimize operating costs …

Rangeland management, like most disciplines of natural resource management, has been
characterized by human efforts to reduce variability and increase predictability in natural …

Despite years of accumulating scientific evidence that fire is critical for maintaining the
structure and function of grassland ecosystems in the US Great Plains, fire has not been …

Grasslands are inherently dynamic in space and time, evolving with frequent disturbance
from fire and herbivores. As a consequence of human actions, many remaining grasslands …

Trophic rewilding: impact on ecosystems under global change | Philosophical Transactions of
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State and transition models (STMs) are used to organize and communicate information
regarding ecosystem change, especially the implications for management. The fundamental …