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The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.During an outbreak of 7 wildfires in eastern Oregon, USA, we analyzed the home range and movement patterns of mule deer and elk before, during, and immediately after wildfires. Mule deer maintained high site fidelity during the wildfire but used their home range more uniformly and had higher daily displacement than deer unaffected by wildfire.
Jacob W. Dittel, Darren A. Clark
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Post-fire vegetation dynamics of a sagebrush steppe community change significantly over time
California Agriculture, 2015 Sagebrush steppe ecosystems of the Intermountain West have experienced a decline over the past 150 years due to changing fire regimes, invasive species and conifer encroachment.
Sara K. Hanna, Kenneth O. Fulgham
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Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 6, August 2026.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 +8 more
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Saving the sagebrush sea: An ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities
Biological Conservation, 2011 Vegetation change and anthropogenic development are altering ecosystems and decreasing biodiversity. Successful management of ecosystems threatened by multiple stressors requires development of ecosystem conservation plans rather than single species plans. We selected the big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) ecosystem to demonstrate this approach.
Davies, Kirk W. +5 more
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Warming and shrub encroachment decrease decomposition in arid alpine and subalpine ecosystems
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2018 Climate change is shifting species distributions and altering plant community composition worldwide. For instance, with rising temperatures shrubs are encroaching into alpine ecosystems, resulting in important implications for ecosystem functioning.
Laurel M. Brigham +3 more
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Global Ecology and ConservationThe expansion of trees into previously grass- and shrub- dominated ecosystems is a global phenomenon threatening ecosystem integrity and function in encroached systems, including the North American sagebrush biome.
Kimberly A. Haab +4 more
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Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2019 Conifer encroachment in sagebrush ecosystems reduces habitat heterogeneity, niche space, and resource availability, all of which negatively affect many wildlife populations. Sagebrush restoration is recommended as a management action to mitigate conifer encroachment and restore wildlife across millions of hectares in the Great Basin.
Bryan T. Hamilton +2 more
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Remote Sensing in Ecology and ConservationUnderstanding interactions between environmental stress and genetic variation is crucial to predict the adaptive capacity of species to climate change.
Peter J. Olsoy +11 more
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FireThe main population of ~5000 threatened Gunnison sage-grouse (GUSG; Centrocercus minimus) in Colorado depends on sagebrush plants that are killed by wildfires, with recovery taking decades, so frequent fire is a threat, but did it occur historically ...
William L. Baker
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Does Experience with Sagebrush In utero and Early in Life Influence the Use of Sagebrush by Sheep?
, 2016 Learning from mother begins early in the developmental process and can have lifelong effects when it comes to forage preferences. Recent research suggests that mothers are a powerful and positive influence before birth. Pregnancy is not an incubation period buy a staging period for well-being and disease later in life.
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