BACKGROUND Fire has shaped the diversity of life on Earth for millions of years. Variation
in fire regimes continues to be a source of biodiversity across the globe, and many plants …

Human alteration of fire regimes is a hallmark of the Anthropocene; yet few studies have fully
explored the implications of utilizing high-intensity fires in grasslands and savannas to …

Woody encroachment is a global driver of grassland loss and management to counteract
encroachment represents one of the most expensive conservation practices implemented in …

A key pursuit in contemporary ecology is to differentiate regime shifts that are truly
irreversible from those that are hysteretic. Many ecological regime shifts have been labeled …

Woodland expansion is a global challenge documented under varying degrees of
disturbance, climate, and land ownership patterns. In North American rangelands …

Worldwide, tree or shrub dominated woodlands have encroached into herbaceous
dominated grasslands. While very few studies have evaluated the impact of Eastern …

The grasslands of North America are threatened by woody encroachment. Restoring
historical fire regimes has been used to manage brush encroachment. However, fire …

The spread of flammable invasive grasses, woody plant encroachment, and enhanced
aridity have interacted in many grasslands globally to increase wildfire activity and risk to …

Fire and grazing are key drivers of plant community structure in the Great Plains ecoregion,
with critical impacts on the quantity and quality of forage. While the impact of fire on forage …

Woody encroachment is one of the greatest threats to grasslands globally, depleting a suite
of ecosystem services, including forage production and grassland biodiversity. Recent …