Background Sagebrush ecosystems are experiencing increases in wildfire extent and
severity. Most research on vegetation treatments that reduce fuels and fire risk has been …

Sagebrush ecosystems of western North America are threatened by invasive annual
grasses and wildfires that can remove fire‐intolerant shrubs for decades. Fuel reduction …

Increased fire size and frequency coupled with annual grass invasion pose major
challenges to sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystem conservation, which is currently …

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

Escalated wildfire activity within the western US has widespread societal impacts and long-
term consequences for the imperiled sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) biome. Shifts from historical …

Fuel hazard reduction treatments such as prescribed fire and mastication are widely used to
reduce fuel hazard. These treatments help protect people from wildfire, yet may not be …

Fuel-treatments targeting shrubs and fire-prone exotic annual grasses (EAGs) are
increasingly used to mitigate increased wildfire risks in arid and semiarid environments, and …

Background Linear fuel breaks are being implemented to moderate fire behavior and
improve wildfire containment in semiarid landscapes such as the sagebrush steppe of North …

Fire historically occurred across the sagebrush steppe, but little is known about how patterns
of post-fire fuel accumulation influence future fire in Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia …

Invasion and dominance of exotic grasses and increased fire frequency threaten native
ecosystems worldwide. In the Great Basin region of the western United States, woody and …