Current research issues related to post-wildfire runoff and erosion processes

JA Moody, RA Shakesby, PR Robichaud… - Earth-science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Research into post-wildfire effects began in the United States more than 70years ago and
only later extended to other parts of the world. Post-wildfire responses are typically transient …

Multi-paddock grazing on rangelands: why the perceptual dichotomy between research results and rancher experience?

R Teague, F Provenza, U Kreuter, T Steffens… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Maintaining or enhancing the productive capacity and resilience of rangeland ecosystems is
critical for the continued support of people who depend on them for their livelihoods …

[PDF][PDF] Woody plant encroachment: causes and consequences

SR Archer, EM Andersen, KI Predick… - Rangeland systems …, 2017 - library.oapen.org
Woody vegetation in grasslands and savannas has increased worldwide over the past 100–
200 years. This phenomenon of “woody plant encroachment”(WPE) has been documented …

Reintroducing bison results in long-running and resilient increases in grassland diversity

Z Ratajczak, SL Collins, JM Blair… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The widespread extirpation of megafauna may have destabilized ecosystems and altered
biodiversity globally. Most megafauna extinctions occurred before the modern record …

The global extent and determinants of savanna and forest as alternative biome states

AC Staver, S Archibald, SA Levin - science, 2011 - science.org
Theoretically, fire–tree cover feedbacks can maintain savanna and forest as alternative
stable states. However, the global extent of fire-driven discontinuities in tree cover is …

Disturbance interactions: characterization, prediction, and the potential for cascading effects

B Buma - Ecosphere, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Disturbances are fundamental components of ecosystems and, in many cases, a dominant
driver of ecosystem structure and function at multiple spatial and temporal scales. While the …

[图书][B] Trophic cascades: predators, prey, and the changing dynamics of nature

J Terborgh, JA Estes - 2013 - books.google.com
Trophic cascades—the top-down regulation of ecosystems by predators—are an essential
aspect of ecosystem function and well-being. Trophic cascades are often drastically …

Rotational grazing on rangelands: reconciliation of perception and experimental evidence

DD Briske, JD Derner, JR Brown, SD Fuhlendorf… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2008 - Elsevier
In spite of overwhelming experimental evidence to the contrary, rotational grazing continues
to be promoted and implemented as the only viable grazing strategy. The goals of this …

Pyric herbivory: rewilding landscapes through the recoupling of fire and grazing

SD Fuhlendorf, DM Engle, JAY Kerby… - Conservation …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of fire and grazing is largely based on small‐scale experimental studies
in which treatments are uniformly applied to experimental units that are considered …

Ungulate preference for burned patches reveals strength of fire–grazing interaction

BW Allred, SD Fuhlendorf, DM Engle… - Ecology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The interactions between fire and grazing are widespread throughout fire‐dependent
landscapes. The utilization of burned areas by grazing animals establishes the fire–grazing …