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View article: The effect of mechanical canopy reduction on big sagebrush plant communities
The effect of mechanical canopy reduction on big sagebrush plant communities Open
A major conservation challenge in the western United States is implementing management treatments that reduce fire risk, control for invasive species, and maintain herbaceous understories in big sagebrush ecosystems. Studies have found tha…
View article: A Test of Activated Carbon and Soil Seed Enhancements for Improved Sub-Shrub and Grass Seedling Survival With and Without Herbicide Application
A Test of Activated Carbon and Soil Seed Enhancements for Improved Sub-Shrub and Grass Seedling Survival With and Without Herbicide Application Open
Re-establishing native plants while controlling invasive species is a challenge for many dryland restoration efforts globally. Invasive plants often create highly competitive environments so controlling them is necessary for effective esta…
View article: Climate change and <scp>C<sub>4</sub></scp> and <scp>C<sub>3</sub></scp> grasses in a midlatitude dryland steppe
Climate change and <span>C<sub>4</sub></span> and <span>C<sub>3</sub></span> grasses in a midlatitude dryland steppe Open
Climate change is projected to alter the structure of plant communities due to increasing temperatures and changes to precipitation patterns, particularly in midlatitude dryland ecosystems. Modifications to climatic suitability may lead to…
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: Climate change and C4 and C3 grasses in a midlatitude dryland steppe
Climate change and C4 and C3 grasses in a midlatitude dryland steppe Open
Climate change is projected to alter the structure of plant communities due to increasing temperatures and changes to precipitation patterns, particularly in midlatitude dryland ecosystems. Modifications to climatic suitability may lead to…
View article: Plant trait and vegetation data along a 1314 m elevation gradient with fire history in Puna grasslands, Perú
Plant trait and vegetation data along a 1314 m elevation gradient with fire history in Puna grasslands, Perú Open
Alpine grassland vegetation supports globally important biodiversity and ecosystems that are increasingly threatened by climate warming and other environmental changes. Trait-based approaches can support understanding of vegetation respons…
View article: Plant interaction networks reveal the limits of our understanding of diversity maintenance
Plant interaction networks reveal the limits of our understanding of diversity maintenance Open
Species interactions are key drivers of biodiversity and ecosystem stability. Current theoretical frameworks for understanding the role of interactions make many assumptions which unfortunately, do not always hold in natural, diverse commu…
View article: Non-destructive spatial mapping of vegetation plots: a re-introduction of the pantograph
Non-destructive spatial mapping of vegetation plots: a re-introduction of the pantograph Open
Summary Non-destructive spatial mapping of herbaceous plants is often not possible with many modern imaging techniques, especially in systems with highly structured, dense herbaceous canopies. For this purpose we suggest using a modern ver…
View article: Estimating interaction strengths for diverse horizontal systems using performance data
Estimating interaction strengths for diverse horizontal systems using performance data Open
Network theory allows us to understand complex systems by evaluating how their constituent elements interact with one another. Such networks are built from matrices which describe the effect of each element on all others. Quantifying the s…
View article: Estimating interaction matrices from performance data for diverse systems
Estimating interaction matrices from performance data for diverse systems Open
Network theory allows us to understand complex systems by evaluating how their constituent elements interact with one another. Such networks are built from matrices which describe the effect of each element on all others. Quantifying the s…
View article: Determining an ideal sampling density for microbial community analyses of farm fields
Determining an ideal sampling density for microbial community analyses of farm fields Open
Soil microbial communities represent an important indicator of soil health. Laboratories that provide microbial community analyses to farmers recommend submitting a single sample comprising 12–15 soil cores mixed together, but the instruct…
View article: Identifying “Useful” Fitness Models: Balancing the Benefits of Added Complexity with Realistic Data Requirements in Models of Individual Plant Fitness
Identifying “Useful” Fitness Models: Balancing the Benefits of Added Complexity with Realistic Data Requirements in Models of Individual Plant Fitness Open
Direct species interactions are commonly included in individual fitness models used for coexistence and local diversity modeling. Though widely considered important for such models, direct interactions alone are often insufficient for accu…
View article: <scp>STEPWAT</scp>2: an individual‐based model for exploring the impact of climate and disturbance on dryland plant communities
<span>STEPWAT</span>2: an individual‐based model for exploring the impact of climate and disturbance on dryland plant communities Open
The combination of climate change and altered disturbance regimes is directly and indirectly affecting plant communities by mediating competitive interactions, resulting in shifts in species composition and abundance. Dryland plant communi…
View article: Seed bank and big sagebrush plant community composition in a range margin for big sagebrush
Seed bank and big sagebrush plant community composition in a range margin for big sagebrush Open
The potential influence of seed bank composition on range shifts of species due to climate change is unclear. Seed banks can provide a means of both species persistence in an area and local range expansion in the case of increasing habitat…
View article: Supplement 1. R script and data to reproduce analyses of big sagebrush regeneration at leading and trailing edges of distribution shifts.
Supplement 1. R script and data to reproduce analyses of big sagebrush regeneration at leading and trailing edges of distribution shifts. Open
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