What do you mean,'megafire'?
Background 'Megafire'is an emerging concept commonly used to describe fires that are
extreme in terms of size, behaviour, and/or impacts, but the term's meaning remains …
extreme in terms of size, behaviour, and/or impacts, but the term's meaning remains …
Evaluating the sagebrush conservation design strategy through the performance of a sagebrush indicator species
BG Prochazka, CG Lundblad, KE Doherty… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sagebrush ecosystems support a suite of unique species such as the emblematic greater
sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage-grouse) but are under increasing pressure …
sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; sage-grouse) but are under increasing pressure …
Wildfire immediately reduces nest and adult survival of greater sage-grouse
EA Tyrrell, PS Coates, BG Prochazka, BE Brussee… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Wildfire events are becoming more frequent and severe on a global scale. Rising
temperatures, prolonged drought, and the presence of pyrophytic invasive grasses are …
temperatures, prolonged drought, and the presence of pyrophytic invasive grasses are …
[HTML][HTML] Invasion of annual grasses following wildfire corresponds to maladaptive habitat selection by a sagebrush ecosystem indicator species
Numerous wildlife species within semi-arid shrubland ecosystems across western North
America are experiencing substantial habitat loss and fragmentation. These changes in …
America are experiencing substantial habitat loss and fragmentation. These changes in …
[HTML][HTML] Using state-and-transition simulation models to scope post-fire success in restoring greater sage-grouse habitat
Wildfires are increasingly modifying wildlife habitat in the western United States and
managers need ways to scope the pace and degree to which post-fire restoration actions …
managers need ways to scope the pace and degree to which post-fire restoration actions …
Targeting Sagebrush (Artemisia Spp.) Restoration Following Wildfire with Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) Nest Selection and Survival Models
Unprecedented conservation efforts for sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems across the
western United States have been catalyzed by risks from escalated wildfire activity that …
western United States have been catalyzed by risks from escalated wildfire activity that …
Demographic effects of a megafire on a declining prairie grouse in the mixed‐grass prairie
NJ Parker, DS Sullins, DA Haukos… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have documented benefits of small, prescribed fire and wildfire for grassland‐
dependent wildlife, such as lesser prairie‐chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicintus), but wildlife …
dependent wildlife, such as lesser prairie‐chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicintus), but wildlife …
The importance of habitat type and historical fire regimes in arthropod community response following large‐scale wildfires
AJ Holmquist, RJ Cody Markelz… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Novel wildfire regimes are rapidly changing global ecosystems and pose significant
challenges for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management. In this study, we used …
challenges for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management. In this study, we used …
Relationship of greater sage‐grouse to natural and assisted recovery of key vegetation types following wildfire: insights from scat
Megafires are creating severe conservation problems worldwide for wildlife that have
obligate dependencies on plant species that are foundational but fire‐intolerant. Wildfire …
obligate dependencies on plant species that are foundational but fire‐intolerant. Wildfire …
Living on the edge: identifying demographic bottlenecks in an isolated sage‐grouse population
The greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus: hereafter sage‐grouse) population
in Modoc County California is geographically isolated and contains a single lek (from 56 …
in Modoc County California is geographically isolated and contains a single lek (from 56 …