A global review of seed enhancement technology use to inform improved applications in restoration

VS Brown, TE Erickson, DJ Merritt, MD Madsen… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Seed-based restoration often experiences poor success due to a range of edaphic and
biotic issues. Seed enhancement technologies (SETs) are a novel approach that can …

Strong patterns of intraspecific variation and local adaptation in Great Basin plants revealed through a review of 75 years of experiments

OW Baughman, AC Agneray, ML Forister… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Variation in natural selection across heterogeneous landscapes often produces (a) among‐
population differences in phenotypic traits,(b) trait‐by‐environment associations, and (c) …

[HTML][HTML] A strategic and science-based framework for management of invasive annual grasses in the Sagebrush Biome

CS Boyd, MK Creutzburg, AV Kumar, JT Smith… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last 20 years, the North American sagebrush biome has lost over 500 000 ha of intact
and largely intact sagebrush plant communities on an annual basis. Much of this loss has …

Living with exotic annual grasses in the sagebrush ecosystem

KW Davies, EA Leger, CS Boyd, LM Hallett - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Exotic annual grasses dominate millions of hectares and increase fire frequency in the
sagebrush ecosystem of North America. This devastating invasion is so costly and …

Fire, livestock grazing, topography, and precipitation affect occurrence and prevalence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the central Great Basin, USA

MA Williamson, E Fleishman, RC Mac Nally… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) has increased the extent and frequency of fire and negatively
affected native plant and animal species across the Intermountain West (USA). However, the …

Improving restoration success through a precision restoration framework

SM Copeland, OW Baughman, CS Boyd… - Restoration …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dryland ecosystems represent a significant portion of global land area, support billions of
people, and suffer high rates of land degradation. Successfully restoring native vegetation to …

Single species conservation as an umbrella for management of landscape threats

CA Runge, JC Withey, DE Naugle, JE Fargione… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Single species conservation unites disparate partners for the conservation of one species.
However, there are widespread concerns that single species conservation biases …

Ontogenetic trait shifts: Seedlings display high trait variability during early stages of development

CA Havrilla, SM Munson, EO Yackulic… - Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Characterizing variation in plant functional traits is often key to understanding community‐
level processes and predicting ecosystem responses to environmental change. Trait‐based …

Seed germination and dormancy traits of forbs and shrubs important for restoration of North American dryland ecosystems

OA Kildisheva, TE Erickson, MD Madsen… - Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In degraded dryland systems, native plant community re‐establishment following
disturbance is almost exclusively carried out using seeds, but these efforts commonly fail …

A new perspective and approach to ecosystem restoration: a seed enhancement technology guide and case study

LN Svejcar, VS Brown, AL Ritchie… - Restoration …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration efforts in dryland systems are often limited by a complex range of environmental
variables and chronically low establishment of seeded native species. Methods for restoring …