Climate change is already resulting in changes in cold desert ecosystems, lending urgency
to the need to understand climate change effects and develop effective adaptation …

Sagebrush ecosystems of western North America are threatened by invasive annual
grasses and wildfires that can remove fire‐intolerant shrubs for decades. Fuel reduction …

Increased fire frequency in semi-arid ecosystems can alter biochemical soil properties and
soil processes that underpin ecosystem structure and functioning, thus threatening native …

Invasion and dominance of exotic grasses and increased fire frequency threaten native
ecosystems worldwide. In the Great Basin region of the western United States, woody and …

The loss of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) on sites disturbed by fire has motivated
restoration seeding and planting efforts. However, the resulting sagebrush establishment is …

Annual‐grass invasions are transforming desert ecosystems in ways that affect ecosystem
carbon (C) balance, but previous studies do not agree on the pattern, magnitude and …

Questions Selective herbicide application is a common restoration strategy to control exotic
invaders that interfere with native plant recovery after wildfire. Whether spraying with pre …

IMPLICATIONS This Special Issue includes 11 articles that together address many aspects
of the study objectives. The issue begins with a contribution from Chambers et al., which …

Fuel-treatments targeting shrubs and fire-prone exotic annual grasses (EAGs) are
increasingly used to mitigate increased wildfire risks in arid and semiarid environments, and …

The Springer Series on Environmental Management is concerned with humanity's
stewardship of the environment, our use of natural resources, and the ways in which we can …