Adaptation strategies and approaches for managing fire in a changing climate
As the effects of climate change accumulate and intensify, resource managers juggle
existing goals and new mandates to operationalize adaptation. Fire managers contend with …
existing goals and new mandates to operationalize adaptation. Fire managers contend with …
Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts
Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse
desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold …
desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold …
Using revegetation to suppress invasive plants in grasslands and forests
Following the removal of invasive plant species, most land managers rely on natural
succession to re‐establish native plant communities. However, insufficient native propagule …
succession to re‐establish native plant communities. However, insufficient native propagule …
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) distribution in the intermountain Western United States and its relationship to fire frequency, seasonality, and ignitions
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is an invasive grass pervasive across the Intermountain
Western US and linked to major increases in fire frequency. Despite widespread ecological …
Western US and linked to major increases in fire frequency. Despite widespread ecological …
Desertification
A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Conditional vulnerability of plant diversity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across the United States
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has been shown to decrease plant species richness
along regional deposition gradients in Europe and in experimental manipulations. However …
along regional deposition gradients in Europe and in experimental manipulations. However …
Refining the cheatgrass–fire cycle in the Great Basin: Precipitation timing and fine fuel composition predict wildfire trends
DS Pilliod, JL Welty, RS Arkle - Ecology and Evolution, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Larger, more frequent wildfires in arid and semi‐arid ecosystems have been associated with
invasion by non‐native annual grasses, yet a complete understanding of fine fuel …
invasion by non‐native annual grasses, yet a complete understanding of fine fuel …
[HTML][HTML] Resilience and resistance of sagebrush ecosystems: implications for state and transition models and management treatments
In sagebrush ecosystems invasion of annual exotics and expansion of piñon (Pinus
monophylla Torr. and Frem.) and juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook., J. osteosperma …
monophylla Torr. and Frem.) and juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook., J. osteosperma …
Living with exotic annual grasses in the sagebrush ecosystem
Exotic annual grasses dominate millions of hectares and increase fire frequency in the
sagebrush ecosystem of North America. This devastating invasion is so costly and …
sagebrush ecosystem of North America. This devastating invasion is so costly and …
Challenges and limitations to native species restoration in the Great Basin, USA
Abstract The Great Basin of the western USA is an arid region characterized by high spatial
and temporal variability. The region experienced high levels of ecological disturbance …
and temporal variability. The region experienced high levels of ecological disturbance …