Sagebrush ecosystems of western North America are experiencing widespread loss and
degradation by invasive annual grasses. Positive feedbacks between fire and annual …

A fundamental goal of population ecologists is to identify drivers responsible for temporal
variation in abundance. Understanding whether variation is associated with environmental …

Abstract Background Native pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) trees are
expanding into shrubland communities across the Western United States. These trees often …

Land cover in mountainous regions is shaped by a complex web of stressors arising from
natural and anthropogenic processes. The co-design process implemented with regional …

Rangelands are the dominant land use across a broad swath of central North America
where they span a wide gradient, from< 350 to> 900 mm, in mean annual precipitation …

Woodlands across the globe have expanded in recent centuries in response to shifts in
climate, land use, and disturbance patterns, but are expected to be particularly vulnerable to …

The sagebrush biome is a dryland region in the western United States experiencing rapid
transformations to novel ecological states. Threat‐based approaches for managing …

Rangelands globally face escalating threats from overgrazing, land conversion, and climate
change. This study investigates spatio-temporal rangeland degradation patterns in …

Plant communities in a stable, long-term state with high sagebrush cover and low desirable
perennial herbaceous cover and/or relatively high invasive annual cover are widespread …

Semiarid grasslands of the Nebraska Sandhills provide critical ecosystem services and are
an important forage resource for the local cattle industry. Over the past decades, warming …