Aridity drives spatiotemporal patterns of masting across the latitudinal range of a dryland conifer

AP Wion, PJ Weisberg, IS Pearse, MD Redmond - Ecography, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Masting, or the synchronous and irregular production of seed crops, is controlled by
environmental conditions and resource budgets. Increasing temperatures and shifting …

Managing for ecological resilience of pinyon–juniper ecosystems during an era of woodland contraction

MD Redmond, AK Urza, PJ Weisberg - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dryland woodland ecosystems worldwide have experienced widespread drought‐and heat‐
related tree mortality events coupled with extreme wildfire behavior. In contrast to other …

The differential contribution of coyotes and passerines on future biotic carbon storage through juniper seed dispersal

JP Draper, JK Young, NG Beckman, TB Atwood - Ecography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Differences in seed dispersal patterns can alter plant distributions, species persistence,
plant community composition, and biotic carbon sequestered within a landscape. Though …

A multi-ecosystem prioritization framework to balance competing habitat conservation needs of multiple species in decline

NJ Van Lanen, JE Shyvers, CJ Duchardt… - Landscape Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Context Individual species often drive habitat restoration action; however, management
under this paradigm may negatively affect non-target species. Prioritization frameworks …

Why are sustainable practices often elusive? The role of information flow in the management of networked human-environment interactions

SA Crabtree, JG Kahn, R Jackson, SA Wood… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Analyzing the spatial and temporal properties of information flow with a multi-century
perspective could illuminate the sustainability of human resource-use strategies. This paper …

Wildlife responses to brush management: a contemporary evaluation

TE Fulbright, KW Davies, SR Archer - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Wildlife-associated recreation and biodiversity are important management considerations on
public and private rangelands, making it imperative that rangeland professionals explicitly …

Reptiles under the conservation umbrella of the greater sage‐grouse

DS Pilliod, MI Jeffries, RS Arkle… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In conservation paradigms, management actions for umbrella species also benefit co‐
occurring species because of overlapping ranges and similar habitat associations. The …

Targeting conifer removal to create an even playing field for birds in the Great Basin

KA Zeller, SA Cushman, NJ Van Lanen, JD Boone… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The encroachment of pinyon-juniper woodlands into sagebrush habitat in the Great Basin
Ecoregion of the western USA, represents a potential source of habitat degradation for …

Multiscale models of habitat use by mule deer in winter

PK Coe, DA Clark, RM Nielson… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) populations have experienced widespread
declines in much of western North America and alteration or loss of habitat could be …

[PDF][PDF] Long-term declines in the Pinyon Jay and management implications for piñon–juniper woodlands

JD Boone, E Ammon, K Johnson - Trends and traditions …, 2018 - researchgate.net
The Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) is closely associated with piñon–juniper
woodlands in the Intermountain West and Southwest regions of the United States. It is of …