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  • Economic and social impacts of restoration : a case study of the Great Basin Region

    Creator:
    Satyal, Vijayanand H.
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    The last five decades of research in arid land ecology cites Invasive species as a source of imbalances in biodiversity through habitat destruction and reductions of native species through ecosystem alterations in favor of non-native species. Invasive species are known to damage not only the surrounding ecosystem but also cause...
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    Dissertation
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    . Economic and Social Impacts of Restoration: A Case Study of the Great Basin Region by

  • Soil community dynamics in sagebrush and cheatgrass-invaded ecosystems of the northern Great Basin

    Creator:
    DeCrappeo, Nicole M.
    Abstract:
    Sagebrush steppe ecosystems in the Great Basin have become increasingly threatened by the proliferation of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.), an invasive annual grass. Diverse sagebrush and perennial bunchgrass landscapes can be converted to homogenous cheatgrass grasslands mainly through the effects of fire. Although the consequences of this conversion are well...
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    Dissertation
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    northern Great Basin. I also examined how restoration treatments, such as seeding with a low impact

  • Seed and seedling ecology of Artemisia tridentata in a restoration context

    Creator:
    Wijayratne, Upekala C.
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    The semi-arid sagebrush steppe ecosystem is one of the largest biomes in North America. The steppe provides critical habitat and forage for wildlife and is economically important to recreation and livestock industries. However, the ecosystem is threatened primarily due to several negative effects associated with expansion of the exotic annual...
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    Dissertation
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    . Exploitation of springtime ephemeral N pulses by six Great Basin plant species. Ecology 78:231-243. Bond

  • Emergency fire rehabilitation of BLM lands in the Great Basin : revegetation & monitoring

    Creator:
    McArthur, Ted O.
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    The Bureau of Land Managements (BLM) Emergency Fire Rehabilitation (EFR) policy was developed in 1985 to encourage protection of sites from soil erosion and to minimize potential changes in vegetation communities that may result from the dominance of weedy species. To achieve the goals of EFR policy, managers often used...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , the BLM initiated the Great Basin Restoration Initiative (GBRI) to restore diverse plant communities