Operational satellite remote sensing products are transforming rangeland management and
science. Advancements in computation, data storage and processing have removed …

Fire is an integral component of ecosystems globally and a tool that humans have harnessed
for millennia. Altered fire regimes are a fundamental cause and consequence of global …

Questions How does a highly degraded H awaiian tropical dry lowland ecosystem dominated
by the non‐native invasive M egathyrsus maximus (guinea grass) respond to different …

Reducing fuels to better manage risk of high severity wildfire in seasonally dry, fire-prone
forests of the western US is an important goal of forest managers, including private landowners…

Sagebrush ecosystems of western North America are threatened by invasive annual grasses
and wildfires that can remove fire‐intolerant shrubs for decades. Fuel reduction treatments …

Questions How does potential fire behaviour differ in grass‐invaded non‐native forests vs
open grasslands? How has land cover changed from 1950–2011 along two grassland/forest …

Increased fire size and frequency coupled with annual grass invasion pose major challenges
to sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystem conservation, which is currently focused on …

The structure and composition of sagebrush‐dominated ecosystems have been altered by
changes in fire regimes, land use, invasive species, and climate change. This often …

Background Native pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) trees are expanding
into shrubland communities across the Western United States. These trees often outcompete …

Western juniper expansion is one of the largest threats to conserving sagebrush steppe
ecosystems in the northwestern United States. Juniper expansion has degraded the sagebrush …