On the Ground• Monitoring supports iterative learning about the effectiveness of
management actions, information that can help managers plan future actions, facilitate …

Livestock grazing is the primary land use across sagebrush ecosystems in the western US
and its effects have been subject to extensive research and debate. Historical overgrazing …

Models of ecosystem change that incorporate nonlinear dynamics and thresholds, such as
state‐and‐transition models (STMs), are increasingly popular tools for land management …

Effective natural resource management relies on accurate and timely information on the
natural environment, which may be obtained by formal (“scientific”) or informal (“local” or …

The Idaho Grouse & Grazing Project is a 10-year study designed to assess the effects of
cattle grazing on demographic traits and habitat features of greater sage-grouse (hereafter …

Forage is one of the main products of rangeland ecosystems, which is threatened by
different anthropogenic disturbances. This study was conducted to assess the impact of …

Livestock grazing occurs worldwide, spanning over 25% of land globally, and effective
conservation of biodiversity relies upon understanding the interactions of agricultural …

Describing and predicting sudden shifts between alternate states in ecosystems is a frontier
in ecology with important implications for natural resource management and human well …

The umbrella species concept is a single-species conservation strategy built on the notion
that indirect protections are provided for multiple species that occupy the same area as a …

Visual obstruction (VO), an indicator of vegetation structure, was measured using the Robel
pole method at 147 sites across 33 pastures on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in September …