Ecosystem transformations to altered or novel ecological states are accelerating across the
globe. Indicators of ecological resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasion can aid in …

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

Imperiled sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems of western North America are
experiencing unprecedented conservation planning efforts. Advances in decision-support …

Managers require quantitative yet tractable tools that identify areas for restoration yielding
effective benefits for targeted wildlife species and the ecosystems they inhabit. As a …

A working group of experts with diverse professional backgrounds and disciplinary expertise
was assembled to conceptualize a spatially explicit conservation design to support and …

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

On the Ground• Emerging applications of ecosystem resilience and resistance concepts in
sagebrush ecosystems allow managers to better predict and mitigate impacts of wildfire and …

The concepts of ecosystem resilience and resistance (R&R) are being widely used in
management planning for the big-sagebrush ecosystem of the western United States. Soil …

Understanding how plant community dynamics are impacted by altered disturbance regimes
is a pressing challenge for restoration ecology. Most assessments of community dynamics …

This review provides an overview and integration of the use of resilience concepts to guide
natural resources management actions. We emphasize ecosystems and landscapes and …