Characterizing Land Surface Phenology and Exotic Annual Grasses in Dryland Ecosystems Using Landsat and Sentinel-2 Data in Harmony [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2020 Invasive annual grasses, such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.), have proliferated in dryland ecosystems of the western United States, promoting increased fire activity and reduced biodiversity that can be detrimental to socio-environmental systems ...
Neal J. Pastick +5 more
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Decadal effects of fuel treatments and annual grass invasion on sagebrush ecosystem carbon stocks
EcosphereFuel treatments are implemented across large spatial scales in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems of the US Intermountain West to limit wildfire risk and spread, but treatment effects on ecosystem carbon storage remain poorly understood.
Seren H. Bagcilar +7 more
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The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grass dominance in the Great Basin, USA [PDF]
Diversity and Distributions, 2021 Abstract Aim In the western United States, sagebrush ( Artemisia spp.) and salt desert shrublands are rapidly transitioning to communities dominated by exotic annual grasses, a novel and self‐reinforcing state that threatens the
Joseph T. Smith +8 more
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Grazing disturbance promotes exotic annual grasses by degrading soil biocrust communities [PDF]
Ecological Applications, 2019 AbstractExotic invasive plants threaten ecosystem integrity, and their success depends on a combination of abiotic factors, disturbances, and interactions with existing communities. In dryland ecosystems, soil biocrusts (communities of lichens, bryophytes, and microorganisms) can limit favorable microsites needed for invasive species establishment, but
Heather T. Root +2 more
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Sensitivity to weather drives Great Basin mesic resources and Greater Sage-Grouse productivity
Ecological Indicators, 2022 Anticipating and mitigating the effects climate change will have on wildlife populations requires an improved understanding of the ways in which those populations are currently adapted to climate and how they are affected by variation in weather ...
Carl G. Lundblad +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 The invasion of exotic, annual plant species is a leading contributor to ecological degradation in drylands globally, and the use of pre-emergent herbicide to control these species is common.
Owen W. Baughman +9 more
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Life form and life history explain variation in population processes in a grassland community invaded by exotic plants and mammals. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The existence of general characteristics of plant invasiveness is still debated. One reason we may not have found these characteristics is because we do not yet understand how processes underlying population dynamics contribute to community composition ...
Lisa Castillo Nelis
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An exotic plant successfully invaded as a passenger driven by light availability
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Invasive exotic plant species (IEPs) are widely distributed across the globe, but whether IEPs are drivers or passengers of habitat change in the invaded spaces remains unclear.
Yanyan Liu +8 more
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Ecosphere, 2016 Natural and artificial flushing of the weed seed bank, followed by killing of seedlings, is a common practice in agricultural and prerestoration settings, but its application for post‐restoration management has not been tested in the context of restored ...
K. M. Wolf, T. P. Young
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Invasion of an exotic annual forb affects grass‐feeding termites in a semi‐arid woodland
Austral Ecology, 2022 AbstractInvasive plants are known to have dramatic and generally negative effects on ecosystems. The rapid spread and naturalization ofCarrichtera annua(wards weed) across large areas of southern Australia has been widely reported, but its effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functions are poorly known.
James Val, David J. Eldridge
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