Vegetation change and anthropogenic development are altering ecosystems and
decreasing biodiversity. Successful management of ecosystems threatened by multiple …

Larger, more frequent wildfires in arid and semi‐arid ecosystems have been associated with
invasion by non‐native annual grasses, yet a complete understanding of fine fuel …

Aims Livestock production is the most widespread land use globally and occurs across a
diverse set of ecosystems. Variability in long‐term livestock grazing impacts across …

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 …

Many exotic annual grasses are believed to increase wildfire frequency to the detriment of
native vegetation by increasing fine fuels and thus, creating a grass-fire cycle. However …

On the Ground• Wildfires and incidents of large fires have increased substantially in the past
few decades, in part from increases in fine, dry fuels. Fine fuel management is needed, and …

Globally, grasslands are shaped by grazing and fire, and grassland plants are adapted to
these disturbances. However, temperate grasslands have been hotspots of land‐use …

An increase in mega-fires and wildfires is a global issue that is expected to become worse
with climate change. Fuel treatments are often recommended to moderate behaviour and …

Ecological memory, often determined by the extent and type of retained biological legacies
present following disturbance, may produce persistent landscape patterns. However, after …

The combination of abiotic stress and consumer stress can have complex impacts on plant
community structure. Effective conservation and management of semi-arid ecosystems …