Vegetation change and anthropogenic development are altering ecosystems and
decreasing biodiversity. Successful management of ecosystems threatened by multiple …

Abstract The Great Basin of the western USA is an arid region characterized by high spatial
and temporal variability. The region experienced high levels of ecological disturbance …

Exotic plants are generally considered a serious problem in wildlands around the globe.
However, some argue that the impacts of exotic plants have been exaggerated and that …

Historical disturbance regimes are often considered a critical element in maintaining native
plant communities. However, the response of plant communities to disturbance may be …

Fire regimes in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems have been greatly altered across the
western United States. Broad-scale invasion of non-native annual grasses, climate change …

Many exotic annual grasses are believed to increase wildfire frequency to the detriment of
native vegetation by increasing fine fuels and thus, creating a grass-fire cycle. However …

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

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

Livestock grazing potentially has substantial influence on fuel characteristics in rangelands
around the globe. However, information quantifying the impacts of grazing on rangeland fuel …

An increase in mega-fires and wildfires is a global issue that is expected to become worse
with climate change. Fuel treatments are often recommended to moderate behaviour and …