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Riparian research and management: past, present, future: volume 1
Johnson, Carothers, Finch, Kingsley, Stanley
Fifty years ago, riparian habitats were not recognized for their extensive and critical contributions to wildlife and the ecosystem function of watersheds. This changed as riparian values were identified and documented, and the science of riparian…
Year: 2018
Type: Document

Vegetation dynamics at the woodland-shrubland interface: role of climate, disturbance, and species interactions
Urza
The boundary between woodlands and shrublands delineates the distribution of the tree biome in many regions across the globe. Woodlands and shrublands interface at multiple spatial scales, and many ecological processes operate at different spatial…
Year: 2018
Type: Document

Management thresholds stemming from altered fire dynamics in present-day arid and semi-arid environments
Aslan, Samberg, Dickson, Gray
Changes in fire frequency, size, and severity are driving ecological transformations in many systems. In arid and semi-arid regions that are adapted to fire, long-term fire exclusion by managers leads to declines in fire frequency, altered fire size…
Year: 2018
Type: Document

FEIS fire regime synthesis: Fire regimes of mountain big sagebrush communities
Innes
This synthesis summarizes information available in the scientific literature on historical patterns and contemporary changes in fuels and fire regimes in mountain big sagebrush communities. This literature suggests that presettlement fires in the…
Year: 2018
Type: Document

U.S. Geological Survey sage-grouse and sagebrush ecosystem research annual report for 2018
The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystem extends across a large portion of the Western United States, and the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is one of the iconic species of this ecosystem. Greater sage-grouse populations occur in 11…
Year: 2018
Type: Document

Managing emerging threats to spotted owls
Wan, Ganey, Vojta, Cushman
The 3 spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) subspecies in North America (i.e., northern spotted owl [S. o. caurina], California spotted owl [S. o. occidentalis], Mexican spotted owl [S. o. lucida]) have all experienced population declines over the past…
Year: 2018
Type: Document

Toward shared stewardship across landscapes: an outcome-based investment strategy
Managers and owners of forests across the Nation face urgent challenges, among them catastrophic wildfires, invasive species, drought, and epidemics of forest insects and disease. Of particular concern are longer fire seasons and the rising size and…
Year: 2018
Type: Document

Targeting the Triple Threat: Cheatgrass, Medusahead, and Ventenata - Part 2
Clark, Sebastian, Nissen, Burke, Ransom, Getts
An in-depth management review of three invasive grasses in the Western United States. These invasive annual grasses are devastating western natural areas and rangeland, resulting in landscape-scale transformations in a cycle that favors further…
Year: 2018
Type: Media

Improving ecological restoration to curb biotic invasion - a practical guide
Guo, Brockway, Larson, Wang, Ren
Common practices for invasive species control and management include physical, chemical, and biological approaches. The first two approaches have clear limitations and may lead to unintended (negative) consequences, unless carefully planned and…
Year: 2018
Type: Document

National seed strategy for rehabilitation and restoration - making progress
The National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration (Seed Strategy) recognizes the importance of native plants and healthy plant communities in our lives, in our economy, and in our future. Native plants and native plant communities are…
Year: 2018
Type: Document