Climate change has already affected food security in many parts of the world, and this
situation will worsen if nothing is done to combat it. Unfortunately, agriculture is a meaningful …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments1, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Plant invasions can affect fuel characteristics, fire behavior, and fire regimes resulting in
invasive plant-fire cycles and alternative, self-perpetuating states that can be difficult, if not …

Iconic sagebrush ecosystems of the American West are threatened by larger and more
frequent wildfires that can kill sagebrush and facilitate invasion by annual grasses, creating …

Larger, more frequent wildfires in arid and semi‐arid ecosystems have been associated with
invasion by non‐native annual grasses, yet a complete understanding of fine fuel …

Abstract Aim In the western United States, sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) and salt desert
shrublands are rapidly transitioning to communities dominated by exotic annual grasses, a …

This synthesis reviews current knowledge of pinyon and juniper ecosystems, in both
persistent and newly expanded woodlands, for managers, researchers, and the interested …

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) has increased the extent and frequency of fire and negatively
affected native plant and animal species across the Intermountain West (USA). However, the …

Conservation of imperiled species often demands addressing a complex suite of threats that
undermine species viability. Regulatory approaches, such as the US Endangered Species …