Resilience and Resistance of Sagebrush Ecosystems: Implications for State and Transition Models and Management Treatments

In sagebrush ecosystems invasion of annual exotics and expansion of piñon (Pinus monophylla Torr. and Frem.) and juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook., J. osteosperma [Torr.] Little) are altering fire regimes and resulting in large-scale ecosystem transformations. Management treatments aim to increa...

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Published in:	Rangeland ecology & management Vol. 67; no. 5; pp. 440 - 454
Main Authors:	Chambers, Jeanne C., Miller, Richard F., Board, David I., Pyke, David A., Roundy, Bruce A., Grace, James B., Schupp, Eugene W., Tausch, Robin J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence the Society for Range Management 01.09.2014 Elsevier Inc Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Artemisia tridentata Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis Biocompatibility Biomedical materials Bromus tectorum Bromus tectorum invasion ecological sites Ecosystem management Ecosystems Environment models Environmental conditions environmental gradients fire regime fuels Functional groups Grasses ground vegetation Herbs Indigenous species Introduced species Invasive species Juniperus occidentalis mechanical treatments Mowing Nonnative species Pinus monophylla piñon and juniper expansion Plant communities Precipitation prediction Prescribed fire Pretreatment Research s Resilience shrubs Steppes Strategic management Temperature Trees Vegetation Woody plants Wyoming United States > US ecological sites piñon and juniper expansion Bromus tectorum invasion environmental gradients mechanical treatments prescribed fire
ISSN:	1550-7424, 1551-5028, 1551-5028
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