Globally, forests are a crucial natural resource, and their sound management is critical for human and ecosystem health and well-being. Efforts to manage forests depend upon …
Aim Anticipating when and where changes in species' demographic rates will lead to range shifts in response to changing climate remains a major challenge. Despite evidence of …
Airborne laser scanning (ALS) data enable accurate modeling and mapping of aboveground biomass (AGB), but the limited spatial and temporal extents of ALS data collection limit the …
Woodland ecosystems, dominant on nearly 4% of all terrestrial land globally, are faced with a variety of threats, including increasingly prolonged and severe droughts, invasive insect …
MJ Campbell, JF Eastburn, KA Mistick, AM Smith… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Piñon-juniper (PJ) woodlands are a widespread dryland ecosystem in the US containing an immense but poorly-constrained amount of aboveground biomass (AGB). Found at the dry …
Woody plant expansion into shrub and grasslands is a global and vexing ecological problem. In the Great Basin of North America, the expansion of pinyon–juniper (Pinus spp …
Abstract The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages nearly 1 million km 2 of public lands that support recreation, livestock production, and wildlife habitat. Monitoring the …
Abstract Rangelands of the United States provide ecosystem services that benefit society and rural economies. Native tree encroachment is often overlooked as a primary threat to …
Dryland woodland ecosystems worldwide have experienced widespread drought‐and heat‐ related tree mortality events coupled with extreme wildfire behavior. In contrast to other …