Despite years of accumulating scientific evidence that fire is critical for maintaining the
structure and function of grassland ecosystems in the US Great Plains, fire has not been …

Addressing unexpected events and uncertainty represents one of the grand challenges of
the Anthropocene, yet ecosystem management is constrained by existing policy and laws …

The 100th meridian bisects the Great Plains of the United States and effectively divides the
continent into more arid western and less arid eastern halves and is well expressed in terms …

Rapid changes in wildfire patterns are documented globally, increasing pressure to identify
regions that may experience increases in wildfire in future decades. Temperate grassland …

Woody plant encroachment has profound impacts on the sustainable management of water
resources in water-limited ecosystems. However, our understanding of the effects of this …

Woody encroachment is a global driver of grassland loss and management to counteract
encroachment represents one of the most expensive conservation practices implemented in …

To understand the effect of woody plant encroachment on hydrological processes of mesic
grasslands, we quantified infiltration capacity in situ, the temporal changes in soil water …

Climate change, interacting with and exacerbating anthropogenic modifications to the
landscape, is altering ecosystem structure and function, biodiversity, and species …

Abstract Rangelands of the United States provide ecosystem services that benefit society
and rural economies. Native tree encroachment is often overlooked as a primary threat to …

Study region Mixed-and tall-grass prairies in the southern Great Plains, USA Study focus
Estimates of evapotranspiration (ET) are widely available from remote sensing and …