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Fuel Reduction, Seeding, and Vegetation in a Juniper Woodland

Creator:: Kerns, B. K. and Day, M. A.
Abstract:: Western juniper has increased in density and distribution in the interior Pacific Northwest since the late 1800s. Management goals for many juniper woodlands are now focused on reducing tree densities and promoting biodiversity, prompting the use of fuel reduction treatments. Fuel reduction often involves mechanical cutting and disturbances such as...
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Full Text:: , and the US Dept of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. At the time of

A Synopsis of Short-Term Response to Alternative Restoration Treatments in Sagebrush-Steppe: The SageSTEP Project

Creator:: McIver, James, Brunson, Mark, Bunting, Steve, Chambers, Jeanne, Doescher, Paul, Grace, James, Hulet, April, Johnson, Dale, Knick, Steve, Miller, Richard, Pellant, Mike, Pierson, Fred, Pyke, David, Rau, Benjamin, Rollins, Kim, Roundy, Bruce, Schupp, Eugene, Tausch, Robin, and Williams, Jason
Abstract:: The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) is an integrated long-term study that evaluates ecological effects of alternative treatments designed to reduce woody fuels and to stimulate the herbaceous understory of sagebrush steppe communities of the Intermountain West. This synopsis summarizes results through 3 yr posttreatment. Woody vegetation reduction by...
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Full Text:: A Synopsis of Short-Term Response to Alternative

Abundances of Coplanted Native Bunchgrasses and Crested Wheatgrass after 13 Years

Creator:: Nafus, Aleta M., Svejcar, Tony J., Ganskopp, David C., and Davies, Kirk W.
Abstract:: Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertm) has been seeded on more than 5 million hectares in western North America because it establishes more readily than native bunchgrasses. Currently, there is substantial interest in reestablishing native species in sagebrush steppe, but efforts to reintroduce native grasses into crested wheatgrass stands have...
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Full Text:: . Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Burns, OR 97720, USA d Rangeland Scientist, U.S

Short-Term Butterfly Response to Sagebrush Steppe Restoration Treatments

Creator:: McIver, James and Macke, Euell
Abstract:: As part of the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP), butterflies were surveyed pre-treatment and up to four years post-treatment at 16 widely distributed sagebrush steppe sites in the interior West. Butterfly populations and communities were analyzed in response to treatments (prescribed fire, mechanical, herbicide) designed to restore sagebrush steppe...
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Full Text:: minor representation of Colorado piñon (Pinus edulis Engelm.) (McIver et

Region-Wide Ecological Responses of Arid Wyoming Big Sagebrush Communities to Fuel Treatments

Creator:: Pyke, David A., Shaff, Scott E., Lindgren, Andrew I., Schupp, Eugene W., Doescher, Paul S., Chambers, Jeanne C., Burnham, Jeffrey S., and Huso, Manuela M.
Abstract:: If arid sagebrush ecosystems lack resilience to disturbances or resistance to annual invasives, then alternative successional states dominated by annual invasives, especially cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.), are likely after fuel treatments. We identified six Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis Beetle & Young) locations (152–381 mm precipitation) that we...
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Full Text:: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Reno, NV 89512, USA. Abstract

Soil Resources Influence Vegetation and Response to Fire and Fire-Surrogate Treatments in Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystems

Creator:: Rau, Benjamin M., Chambers, Jeanne C., Pyke, David A., Roundy, Bruce A., Schupp, Eugene W., Doescher, Paul, and Caldwell, Todd G.
Abstract:: Current paradigm suggests that spatial and temporal competition for resources limit an exotic invader, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.), which once established, alters fire regimes and can result in annual grass dominance in sagebrush steppe. Prescribed fire and fire surrogate treatments (mowing, tebuthiuron, and imazapic) are used to reduce woody fuels...
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Full Text:: : benjaminmrau@fs.fed.us At the time of the research, Rau was a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept of Natural

Response of Conifer-Encroached Shrublands in the Great Basin to Prescribed Fire and Mechanical Treatments

Creator:: Miller, Richard F., Ratchford, Jaime, Roundy, Bruce A., Tausch, Robin J., Hulet, April, and Chambers, Jeanne
Abstract:: In response to the recent expansion of piñon and juniper woodlands into sagebrush-steppe communities in the northern Great Basin region, numerous conifer-removal projects have been implemented, primarily to release understory vegetation at sites having a wide range of environmental conditions. Responses to these treatments have varied from successful restoration of...
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Full Text:: Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Reno, NV 89512, USA

Piñon-Juniper Reduction Increases Soil Water Availability of the Resource Growth Pool

Creator:: Roundy, Bruce A., Young, Kert, Cline, Nathan, Hulet, April, Miller, Richard F., Tausch, Robin J., Chambers, Jeanne C., and Rau, Ben
Abstract:: Managers reduce piñon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) trees that are encroaching on sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) communities to lower fuel loads and increase cover of desirable understory species. All plant species in these communities depend on soil water held at >-1.5 MPa matric potential in the upper 0.3 m...
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Full Text:: University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; 3Research Associate, US Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research

Understory Cover Responses to Piñon-Juniper Treatments Across Tree Dominance Gradients in the Great Basin

Creator:: Roundy, Bruce A., Miller, Richard F., Tausch, Robin J., Young, Kert, Hulet, April, Rau, Ben, Jessop, Brad, Chambers, Jeanne C., and Eggett, Dennis
Abstract:: Piñon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) trees are reduced to restore native vegetation and avoid severe fires where they have expanded into sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) communities. However, what phase of tree infilling should treatments target to retain desirable understory cover and avoid weed dominance? Prescribed fire and tree...
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Full Text:: Ecology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA; 3Range Scientist, US Department of Agriculture

Simulating Current Successional Trajectories in Sagebrush Ecosystems With Multiple Disturbances Using a State-and-Transition Modeling Framework

Creator:: Evers, Louisa B., Miller, Richard F., Doescher, Paul S., Hemstrom, Miles, and Neilson, Ronald P.
Abstract:: Disturbances and their interactions play major roles in sagebrush (Artemisia spp. L.) community dynamics. Although impacts of some disturbances, most notably fire, have been quantified at the landscape level, some have been ignored and rarely are interactions between disturbances evaluated. We developed conceptual state-and-transition models for each of two broad...
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Full Text:: , and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. Simulating Current

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Fuel Reduction, Seeding, and Vegetation in a Juniper Woodland

A Synopsis of Short-Term Response to Alternative Restoration Treatments in Sagebrush-Steppe: The SageSTEP Project

Abundances of Coplanted Native Bunchgrasses and Crested Wheatgrass after 13 Years

Short-Term Butterfly Response to Sagebrush Steppe Restoration Treatments

Region-Wide Ecological Responses of Arid Wyoming Big Sagebrush Communities to Fuel Treatments

Soil Resources Influence Vegetation and Response to Fire and Fire-Surrogate Treatments in Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystems

Response of Conifer-Encroached Shrublands in the Great Basin to Prescribed Fire and Mechanical Treatments

Piñon-Juniper Reduction Increases Soil Water Availability of the Resource Growth Pool

Understory Cover Responses to Piñon-Juniper Treatments Across Tree Dominance Gradients in the Great Basin

Simulating Current Successional Trajectories in Sagebrush Ecosystems With Multiple Disturbances Using a State-and-Transition Modeling Framework

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