Drylands encompass over 40% of terrestrial ecosystems and face significant anthropogenic
degradation causing a loss of ecosystem integrity, services, and deterioration of social …

Interest in understanding the role of biocrusts as ecosystem engineers in drylands has
substantially increased during the past two decades. Mosses are a major component of …

Understanding the effects of contemporary cattle grazing on herbaceous perennial
communities in big sagebrush steppe is important for managing for wildlife habitat, plant …

Agroecology has evolved and is promoted as an integrated pathway for the development of
food and agriculture systems in ways that address the interacting social, economic, and …

Adjustments or complete withdrawal of livestock grazing are among the most common
conservation actions in semiarid uplands, but outcomes can vary considerably with …

Biocrusts' functional importance and vulnerability to disturbance have motivated consistent
interest in biocrust restoration, as well as a recent increase in research to cultivate biocrusts …

Invasion of non-native annual grasses is a significant threat to the sustainability of
sagebrush steppe ecosystems. Ecological resilience, the ability to bounce back after a …

Reintroducing lichens and mosses to areas slated for restoration or rehabilitation may prove
integral to project success by filling the biocrust component (niche) of arid ecosystems. In …

Plant communities in a stable, long-term state with high sagebrush cover and low desirable
perennial herbaceous cover and/or relatively high invasive annual cover are widespread …

Biocrusts play important roles in rangeland ecosystems by protecting soil surfaces and fixing
carbon and nitrogen. Their responses to rangeland management practices, however, are …