Organismal movement is ubiquitous and facilitates important ecological mechanisms that
drive community and metacommunity composition and hence biodiversity. In most existing …

Abstract Fauna of North America's Great Plains evolved strategies to contend with the
region's extreme spatiotemporal variability in weather and low annual primary productivity …

Woody plant encroachment–the conversion of open grasslands and savannas to woodlands–
represents one of the gravest threats to grassland biomes worldwide. This is especially true …

Protected areas fall far short of securing the space needed to sustain biodiversity and
ecosystem function at a global scale and in the face of climate change. 2. The prospects of …

This Review assesses the adequacy of current stewardship strategies to address the
accelerating challenges confronting global rangeland systems. The assessment was …

It is well known that rangelands lose productivity and ecosystem function under excessive
rates of livestock stocking, however the role of the spatio-temporal distribution of grazing …

Semiarid rangelands are identified as at high risk of degradation due to anthropogenic
pressure and climate change. Through tracking timelines of degradation we aimed to …

In the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, characterized by its humid climate, large rural
areas are being abandoned, mostly in less-favoured areas covered by heathlands, which …

Abstract The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages nearly 1 million km 2 of
public lands that support recreation, livestock production, and wildlife habitat. Monitoring the …

Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana, redcedar) is a major woody species encroaching
upon the native grasslands and forests of the southern Great Plains (SGP), representing a …