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View article: Influence of shrub‐induced microhabitats and biocrusts on native bunchgrass seedling establishment and growth
Influence of shrub‐induced microhabitats and biocrusts on native bunchgrass seedling establishment and growth Open
Introduction Establishment of native vegetation from seed is important to the persistence and restoration of many native plant communities. Seedling establishment and growth likely vary within a plant community and may be influenced by mic…
View article: Deeper Seeding Allows Bunchgrass Establishment While the Pre-emergent Herbicide Indaziflam Controls Invasive Annual Grasses
Deeper Seeding Allows Bunchgrass Establishment While the Pre-emergent Herbicide Indaziflam Controls Invasive Annual Grasses Open
Restoration of annual grass-invaded rangelands is often a management priority. Pre-emergent herbicides are an effective restoration tool to reduce annual grasses but can negatively impact seeded vegetation. Hence, seeding is often delayed …
View article: Post-fire management decisions have consequences: Drill-seeding disturbance and effects of co-seeding introduced with native bunchgrasses
Post-fire management decisions have consequences: Drill-seeding disturbance and effects of co-seeding introduced with native bunchgrasses Open
Wildfires and the demand for post-fire seeding are increasing in the sagebrush ecosystem threatened by invasive annual grasses. Drill-seeding bunchgrasses after wildfire is a common strategy for limiting annual grasses. However, there are …
View article: Ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities
Ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities Open
There are concerns about the negative consequences of non‐native livestock grazing of sagebrush communities, especially since these communities are experiencing unpreceded threats from invasive annual grasses, altered fire regimes, and cli…
View article: Is Crested Wheatgrass Invasive in Sagebrush Steppe with Intact Understories in the Great Basin?
Is Crested Wheatgrass Invasive in Sagebrush Steppe with Intact Understories in the Great Basin? Open
Seeding crested wheatgrass (Agropyron desertorum [Fisch.] Schult.) in the sagebrush steppe is a controversial management action. There are concerns that crested wheatgrass may invade new areas and exclude native vegetation because many for…
View article: Native lagomorphs prolong legacy effects limiting restoration of imperiled shrub‐steppe communities
Native lagomorphs prolong legacy effects limiting restoration of imperiled shrub‐steppe communities Open
Over the last +150 years, increases in woody vegetation in drylands and associated declines in herbaceous vegetation have led to widespread interest in reversing this trend. However, the effects of native, noncharismatic herbivores, such a…
View article: Using Virtual Fencing to Create Fuel Breaks in the Sagebrush Steppe
Using Virtual Fencing to Create Fuel Breaks in the Sagebrush Steppe Open
Wildfires are increasingly impacting ecosystem processes and ecological services provided by sagebrush rangelands in the western United States. Mitigating this problem involves actions taken before, during, and after fire. In recent years,…
View article: Reducing Exotic Annual Grass Competition did not Improve Shrub Restoration Success During a Drought
Reducing Exotic Annual Grass Competition did not Improve Shrub Restoration Success During a Drought Open
Restoration of native shrub species is challenging but direly needed in arid and semiarid rangelands globally as native shrubs provide critical habitat for wildlife and livestock forage. Restoration of antelope bitterbrush (Purshia trident…
View article: Using Postfire Spatial Variability to Improve Restoration Success with Seeded Bitterbrush
Using Postfire Spatial Variability to Improve Restoration Success with Seeded Bitterbrush Open
Seed-based restoration of wildlife-important shrubs following wildfire is a management priority in many ecosystems. However, postfire restoration success is spatiotemporally variable and establishment from seed frequently fails in arid and…
View article: What Is Driving the Proliferation of Exotic Annual Grasses in Sagebrush Communities? Comparing Fire with Off-Season Grazing
What Is Driving the Proliferation of Exotic Annual Grasses in Sagebrush Communities? Comparing Fire with Off-Season Grazing Open
Exotic annual grass invasion is a pressing concern in sagebrush rangelands of the western United States. Overgrazing and fire have historically both been implicated in the rise of annual grasses, but experiments that compare the effect of …
View article: Moderate Grazing During the Off-Season (Fall-Winter) Reduces Exotic Annual Grasses in Sagebrush-Bunchgrass Steppe
Moderate Grazing During the Off-Season (Fall-Winter) Reduces Exotic Annual Grasses in Sagebrush-Bunchgrass Steppe Open
Exotic annual grass invasion and dominance of sagebrush-bunchgrass steppe is a concern because it decreases biodiversity and promotes frequent wildfires. Management is needed to reduce exotic annual grasses to prevent sagebrush-bunchgrass …
View article: Virtual Fencing Effectively Excludes Cattle from Burned Sagebrush Steppe
Virtual Fencing Effectively Excludes Cattle from Burned Sagebrush Steppe Open
On public lands grazing allotments in the western US sagebrush steppe, cattle are generally excluded from burned pastures for 2 yr post fire. If only a portion of a pasture burns, the burned area may be fenced, allowing for cattle grazing …
View article: Fall-Winter Grazing After Fire in Annual Grass-Invaded Sagebrush Steppe Reduced Annuals and Increased a Native Bunchgrass
Fall-Winter Grazing After Fire in Annual Grass-Invaded Sagebrush Steppe Reduced Annuals and Increased a Native Bunchgrass Open
Exotic annual grass invasion and dominance of rangelands is a concern across western North America and other semiarid and arid ecosystems around the world. Postfire invasion and dominance by exotic annual grasses in sagebrush communities i…
View article: Long-term evaluation of restoring understories in Wyoming big sagebrush communities with mowing and seeding native bunchgrasses
Long-term evaluation of restoring understories in Wyoming big sagebrush communities with mowing and seeding native bunchgrasses Open
Restoring degraded plant communities is a global challenge and a major priority for land managers and conservationists. Degraded Wyoming big sagebrush communities (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis [Beetle & A. Young] S.L. Welsh) have…
View article: Response of Planted Sagebrush Seedlings to Cattle Grazing Applied to Decrease Fire Probability
Response of Planted Sagebrush Seedlings to Cattle Grazing Applied to Decrease Fire Probability Open
Restoration of non-sprouting shrubs after wildfire is increasingly becoming a management priority. In the western U.S., Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. wyomingensis Beetle & Young) restoration is a high priority, but…
View article: Re-introducing fire in sagebrush steppe experiencing decreased fire frequency: does burning promote spatial and temporal heterogeneity?
Re-introducing fire in sagebrush steppe experiencing decreased fire frequency: does burning promote spatial and temporal heterogeneity? Open
Fire frequency has decreased in many shrub-steppe communities. Re-introducing fire may be needed to increase spatial and temporal variability in vegetation, but is often hindered by concerns of undesired vegetation shifts. These concerns a…
View article: To burn or not to burn: Comparing reintroducing fire with cutting an encroaching conifer for conservation of an imperiled shrub‐steppe
To burn or not to burn: Comparing reintroducing fire with cutting an encroaching conifer for conservation of an imperiled shrub‐steppe Open
Woody vegetation has increased on rangelands worldwide for the past 100–200 years, often because of reduced fire frequency. However, there is a general aversion to reintroducing fire, and therefore, fire surrogates are often used in its pl…
View article: Prefire grazing by cattle increases postfire resistance to exotic annual grass (<i>Bromus tectorum</i>) invasion and dominance for decades
Prefire grazing by cattle increases postfire resistance to exotic annual grass (<i>Bromus tectorum</i>) invasion and dominance for decades Open
Fire, herbivory and their interaction influence plant community dynamics. However, little is known about the influence of prefire herbivory on postfire plant community response, particularly long‐term resistance to postfire exotic plant in…