Disturbances, such as fire and grazing, are often claimed to facilitate plant species richness
and plant invasions in particular, although empirical evidence is contradictory. We …

South Texas is home to a high diversity of species due to its location at the confluence of
subtropical, desert, and coastal ecoregions. Historical overgrazing of South Texas …

Buffelgrass [Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link] is a drought-tolerant invasive grass that is a threat
to native biodiversity in the drylands of the Americas and Australia. Despite efforts from land …

Climate models predict that, in the coming decades, many arid regions will experience
increasingly hot conditions and will be affected more frequently by drought. These regions …

Agricultural intensification is critical to meet global food demand, but intensification threatens
native species and degrades ecosystems. Sustainable intensification (SI) is heralded as a …

Invasive species pose a substantial risk to native biodiversity. As distributions of invasive
species shift in response to changes in climate so will management priorities and …

Although livestock have been historically associated with land conversion and biodiversity
loss, well‐managed cattle grazing has been reported to contribute to conservation of open …

Context Landscape-scale conservation planning is key to the protection of biodiversity
globally. Central to this approach is the development of multifunctional rural landscapes …

Aim To investigate the role of clay in limiting the development of woody biomass in drylands.
Location A ustralia. Methods Spatial data representing woody biomass, soil clay content and …

Abstract Questions Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) is a drought‐adapted invasive plant
that has become a serious environmental weed in many arid and semi‐arid systems. This …