Summary
1. Woody plant encroachment of grasslands is occurring globally, with profound ecological
consequences. Attempts to restore herbaceous dominance may fail if the woody state is resilient
or if intervention leads to an alternate, undesirable state. Restoration outcomes often
hinge on biotic interactions – particularly on priority effects that inhibit...
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abundance of meadow species, see Halpern et al. (2010) and Haugo & Halpern
(2007
Summary
1. Woody plant encroachment of grasslands is occurring globally, with profound ecological
consequences. Attempts to restore herbaceous dominance may fail if the woody state is resilient
or if intervention leads to an alternate, undesirable state. Restoration outcomes often
hinge on biotic interactions – particularly on priority effects that inhibit...
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(Halpern et al. 2010);
subplot-scale data were used to quantify relationships between pre-treatment age
Summary
1. Woody plant encroachment of grasslands is occurring globally, with profound ecological
consequences. Attempts to restore herbaceous dominance may fail if the woody state is resilient
or if intervention leads to an alternate, undesirable state. Restoration outcomes often
hinge on biotic interactions – particularly on priority effects that inhibit...
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experiment
CharlesB. Halpern1*, Joseph A. Antos2, Donald McKenzie1,3 and Annette M. Olson4
1School of
The methods for conducting reductionist ecological science are well known and widely used. In contrast, those used in the synthesis of ecological science (i.e., synthesis science) are still being developed, vary widely, and often lack the rigor of reductionist approaches. This is unfortunate because the synthesis of ecological parts into...
Summary
1. Woody plant encroachment of grasslands is occurring globally, with profound ecological
consequences. Attempts to restore herbaceous dominance may fail if the woody state is resilient
or if intervention leads to an alternate, undesirable state. Restoration outcomes often
hinge on biotic interactions – particularly on priority effects that inhibit...
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comparison of (A) a reference meadow supporting a diverse
community of forbs and graminoids with (B) a
Summary
1. Woody plant encroachment of grasslands is occurring globally, with profound ecological
consequences. Attempts to restore herbaceous dominance may fail if the woody state is resilient
or if intervention leads to an alternate, undesirable state. Restoration outcomes often
hinge on biotic interactions – particularly on priority effects that inhibit...
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unburned (UB) and burned (B) subplots.
Vertical lines are median cover (solid) and richness (dashed
Summary
1. Woody plant encroachment of grasslands is occurring globally, with profound ecological
consequences. Attempts to restore herbaceous dominance may fail if the woody state is resilient
or if intervention leads to an alternate, undesirable state. Restoration outcomes often
hinge on biotic interactions – particularly on priority effects that inhibit...
Full Text:
%
consumption) within two days.
In broadcast burned plots (B), narrow fire lines supplemented by a system of
Summary
1. Woody plant encroachment of grasslands is occurring globally, with profound ecological
consequences. Attempts to restore herbaceous dominance may fail if the woody state is resilient
or if intervention leads to an alternate, undesirable state. Restoration outcomes often
hinge on biotic interactions – particularly on priority effects that inhibit...
Summary 1. Woody plant encroachment of grasslands is occurring globally, with profound ecological consequences. Attempts to restore herbaceous dominance may fail if the woody state is resilient or if intervention leads to an alternate, undesirable state. Restoration outcomes often hinge on biotic interactions – particularly on priority effects that inhibit...