A review of literature shows that both fire and invasive species may cause changes in
biological, chemical, and physical properties of desert soils. Although soil may recover from …

Dramatic increases are occurring in the size and frequency of wildfires in arid ecosystems.
The objective of this study was to characterize the composition of plant communities after …

Although arid environments are often considered among the least invaded terrestrial
biomes, the impacts of exotic plant species can be severe and long lasting. Bromus rubens …

Red brome (Bromus rubens), an exotic annual grass, can dominate soil seed banks and
poses serious threats to mature native plant communities in the Mojave Desert by competing …

The impacts of fire on creosote bush scrub vegetation have received attention recently as
fire has become locally common throughout the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. One area of …

Fire is a major process in many ecosystems. Knowledge of fire effects on soils is
fundamental to making informed land management decisions to meet objectives such as …

Area burned has increased during the past few decades in the Mojave Desert due in part to
increased dominance of highly flammable invasive non-native annual grasses …

Limited information exists regarding the impact of fire on annual plant composition in
creosote bush scrub vegetation. The impact of recurrent fires on annual plants is even less …

Baseline community composition data provides a snapshot in time that allows changes in
composition to be monitored more effectively and can inform best practices. This study …