Wildfire events are becoming more frequent and severe on a global scale. Rising
temperatures, prolonged drought, and the presence of pyrophytic invasive grasses are …

Background Drastic increases in wildfire size and frequency threaten western North
American sagebrush (Artemisia L. spp.) ecosystems. At relatively large spatial scales …

Greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) have been subject to long‐term and
continuing declines in population and habitat since European settlement of western North …

Increased wildfire frequency and associated replacement of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) with
invasive annual grasses contribute to declines of greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus …

Species responses to disturbance influence their extinction risks. Greater sage‐grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus) are bioindicators of sagebrush ecosystem health and the loss …

Numerous wildlife species within semi-arid shrubland ecosystems across western North
America are experiencing substantial habitat loss and fragmentation. These changes in …

Globally accelerating frequency and extent of wildfire threatens the persistence of specialist
wildlife species through direct loss of habitat and indirect facilitation of exotic invasive …

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 …

Unprecedented conservation efforts for sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems across the
western United States have been catalyzed by risks from escalated wildfire activity that …

Megafires are creating severe conservation problems worldwide for wildlife that have
obligate dependencies on plant species that are foundational but fire‐intolerant. Wildfire …