Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) has become the most widespread form of
energy production in the United States. The booms and busts associated with UOGD are not …

The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2016 provides a suite of data products,
including land cover and land cover change of the conterminous United States from 2001 to …

Energy is an integral part of society. The major US energy sources of fossil fuels (coal, oil,
natural gas); biofuels (ethanol); and wind are concentrated in grassland ecosystems of the …

Future global energy demand may be met through increased extraction of fossil fuels and
production of renewable energy such as biofuels. Renewable energy from biofuels is often …

Ecological data pose many challenges to statistical inference. Most data come from
observational studies rather than designed experiments; observational units are frequently …

North America's grassland birds remain in crisis despite decades of conservation efforts.
This review provides an overview of factors contributing to these declines, as well as …

The grasslands of the northern Great Plains (NGP) region of North America are considered
endangered ecosystems and priority conservation areas yet have great ecological and …

Abstract The Williston Basin in the Northern Great Plains has experienced rapid energy
development since 2000. To evaluate the land cover changes resulting from recent (2000 …

Understanding the mechanisms that explain why oil infrastructure has an effect on wildlife,
and comparing effects of different types of infrastructure, is necessary for determining how …

National parks, in a strict sense, are a category of protected areas defined within the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Framework. Classified under …