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

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 …

Habitat loss is the most prevalent threat to biodiversity in North America. One of the most
threatened landscapes in the United States is the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystem …

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 …

Life histories determine how organisms interact with their environment and predict how
populations respond to environmental change. Understanding relationships between life …

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

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

This Report provides a strategic approach for conservation of sagebrush ecosystems and
Greater Sage-Grouse (sage-grouse) that focuses specifically on habitat threats caused by …

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