A long‐standing hypothesis is that many European plants invade temperate grasslands
globally because they are introduced simultaneously with pastoralism and cultivation, to …

Background and aims Biocrusts are communities of cyanobacteria, mosses, and/or lichens
found in drylands worldwide. Biocrusts are proposed to enhance soil fertility and …

The genus Amaranthus (pigweeds) is a group of∼ 74 monoecious or dioecious annual
species native to every continent but Antarctica, frequently associated with natural and …

Shrubs, bunchgrasses and biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are believed to contribute to site
resistance to plant invasions in the presence of cattle grazing. Although fire is a concomitant …

Multiple species of annual grasses are invading sagebrush-steppe communities throughout
the western United States. Most research has focused on dominant species such as Bromus …

Phenotypic plasticity is often considered important for invasive plant success, yet relatively
few studies have assessed plasticity in both native and invasive populations of the same …

Effective management of invasive species spread requires understanding the potential of
exotic species to colonize different habitat types. In the case of Bromus tectorum …

Although several invasive species have induced changes to the fire regime of invaded
communities, potential intraspecific shifts in fire-related traits that might enhance the …

Agricultural weeds have evolved to compete aggressively with domesticated plants in
agricultural environments. Although the evolution of invasiveness has been studied …

Management of wildfire associated with spread of the highly invasive annual grass Bromus
tectorum (cheatgrass) is a critical need in the western US We investigated the utility of …