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Opportunistic Recharge Enhancement in Arid and Semi‐Arid Regions

Groundwater, EarlyView.
Groundwater supplies are increasingly stressed by climatic trends and multiple competing uses, especially in dryland environments. We propose opportunistic recharge enhancement (ORE) as a cross‐disciplinary, scalable framework to augment groundwater supplies by strategically integrating recharge co‐benefits into existing land and water management ...
Neha Gupta, Ryan Lima, Temuulen Tsagaan Sankey, Caelum Mroczek, Katharine Jacobs, Rayni Lewis, Fern Bromley, Tianfang Xu, Holly Richter, Patrick Broxton, Yoganand Korgaonkar, Travis Zalesky, James Famiglietti, Abraham Springer   +13 more
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A scalable big data approach for remotely tracking rangeland conditions

Communications Earth & Environment
Rangelands, covering half of the global land area, are critically degraded by unsustainable use and climate change. Despite their extensive presence, global assessments of rangeland condition and sustainability are limited.
Zunyi Xie, Edward T. Game, Stuart R. Phinn, Matthew P. Adams, Yunden Bayarjargal, David J. Pannell, Ganbold Purevbaatar, Batkhuyag Baldangombo, Richard J. Hobbs, Jing Yao, Eve McDonald-Madden   +10 more
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Microspherules Formed by Lightning Strikes

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Natural microspherules are formed by high‐temperature processes and are present throughout the geologic record to the present day. We report the discovery of large numbers of microspherules recovered from a rock pavement in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
M. R. Boyd, M. J. Genge, A. G. Tomkins
wiley   +1 more source

Herbicide protection seed coating technology for improving restoration success in Great Basin sagebrush plant communities

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Invasive annual grasses (IAGs) pose a significant threat to sagebrush rangelands, but restoring native perennial species using seed is challenging because pre‐emergent herbicides, used to control IAGs, also harm desired seedlings. This necessitates seeding after herbicide effects diminish. Objective This collection of three papers
Chad S. Boyd, Owen Baughman, Cameron Duquette, Maggie Eshleman, Roxanne Rios, Olga Kildisheva, Michaela Owens, Corinna Riginos, Corinne Schroeder   +8 more
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ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY VS. DISTRIBUTIVE EQUITY: THE "SAGEBRUSH REBELLION" [PDF]

The purpose of this paper is to interpret, from the viewpoint of an economist, some of the causes of the ‘Sagebrush Rebellion,’ a contemporary land reform movement directed toward the Bureau of Land Management and its control of the public domain ...
Obermiller, Frederick W.
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Seed pellets containing activated carbon increase emergence of native plant species used in dryland restoration following herbicide application

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Over half of dryland ecosystems worldwide are degraded, making restoration a priority. Most dryland restoration efforts use seed‐based approaches, which often result in limited establishment of desirable species. The dual challenges of abiotic stressors and invasive species dominance are key barriers to native plant community ...
Emily H. Swartz, Bailey Caldwell, Caroline A. Havrilla   +2 more
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Economic Impact of Leafy Spurge on Wildland in Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming [PDF]

Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
Baltezore, James F., Bangsund, Dean A., Leistritz, F. Larry, Leitch, Jay A.   +3 more
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A matter of timing: sagebrush steppe restoration seeding outcomes altered by species responses to warmer spring temperatures and interannual weather variation

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Restoration outcomes in cold desert ecosystems like sagebrush steppe are affected by weather variability, particularly during the spring, a critical time period for seedling establishment. Seedling emergence phenology is also highly variable among species in these ecosystems.
Stella M. Copeland, Jonathan D. Bates, Kirk W. Davies, Matthew J. Germino   +3 more
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Legacy effects of livestock grazing on vegetation of an arid landscape exist more than 30 years after livestock were excluded

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Globally, livestock grazing is a key driver of vegetation degradation in arid rangelands. This degradation tends to be most severe near artificial water points which are focal points for livestock activity. Conservation reserves have been established on former rangelands; however, the timeframes for vegetation recovery following ...
Neil D. Ross, Adrian Fisher, Mike Letnic
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Redefining ecosystem integrity for an Anthropocene biosphere: a process‐ and lineage‐based framework for restoration

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Restoration increasingly operates in rapidly transforming landscapes shaped by human‐driven global change, where historical reference states no longer represent achievable or even desirable targets. Yet, ecological restoration and conservation management still rely on composition‐based definitions of ecosystem integrity that assume stable reference ...
Jens‐Christian Svenning
wiley   +1 more source