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24 publications in Grassland Ecosystems

Beyond optimality: Dryland ecosystems infrequently use water efficiently for carbon gain

Published in: | Research Themes: Changes in Precipitation, Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Increasing Temperatures, Plants, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Reich, E.G., K. Samuels-Crow, J.B. Bradford, M. Litvak, D.R. Schlaepfer, and K. Ogle. 2026. Beyond optimality: Dryland ecosystems infrequently use water efficiently for carbon gain. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 378:110996.

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Fungi, fire, and feedbacks: Grasses and wildfire interact to alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities and decrease tree seedling growth

Published in: | Research Themes: Forest & Woodland Ecosystems, Grassland Ecosystems, Wildfire

Trimber, G.M., S.C. Reed, J.B. Bradford, C. Lauria, T. Spector, R.J. Rondeau, M.L. Phillips, and C.A. Gehring. 2026. Fungi, fire, and feedbacks: Grasses and wildfire interact to alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities and decrease tree seedling growth. Forest Ecology and Management 603:123197.

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Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Siegmund, G., D.R. Schlaepfer, C. Andrews, L.D. Bennion, J. Ferguson, M.I. Jeffries, P. Olwell, D.S. Pilliod, A. Simler‐Williamson, A.E. Stears, R. Zweng, and J. B. Bradford. 2025. Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes. Restoration Ecology:e70179.

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Cover-based allometric estimate of aboveground biomass of a non-native, invasive annual grass (Bromus tectorum L.) in the Great Basin, USA

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems, Invasive Species

Mahood, A.L., E. Fleishman, J.K. Balch, F. Fogarty, N. Horning, M. Leu, M. Zillig, and B.A. Bradley. 2021. Cover-based allometric estimate of aboveground biomass of a non-native, invasive annual grass (Bromus tectorum L.) in the Great Basin, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 193:104582.

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Detecting shrub recovery in sagebrush steppe: comparing Landsat-derived maps with field data on historical wildfires

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems

Applestein, C., and M.J. Germino. 2021. Detecting shrub recovery in sagebrush steppe: comparing Landsat-derived maps with field data on historical wildfires. Fire Ecology 17:1-11.

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Divergent climate change effects on widespread dryland plant communities driven by climatic and ecohydrological gradients

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems, Plants, Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Palmquist, K.A., D.R. Schlaepfer, R.R. Renne, S.C. Torbit, K.E. Dohery, T.E. Remington, G. Watson, J.B. Bradford, and W.K. Lauenroth. 2021. Divergent climate change effects on widespread dryland plant communities driven by climatic and ecohydrological gradients. Global Change Biology

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From satellites to frogs: Quantifying ecohydrological change, drought mitigation, and population demography in desert meadows

Published in: | Research Themes: Amphibians & Reptiles, Aquatic Ecosystems, Changes in Precipitation, Grassland Ecosystems

Pilliod, D.S., M.B. Hausner, and R.D. Scherer. 2021. From satellites to frogs: Quantifying ecohydrological change, drought mitigation, and population demography in desert meadows. Science of The Total Environment 758:143632.

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Weather affects post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe communities and model transferability among sites

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems

Applestein, C., T.T. Caughlin, and M.J. Germino. 2021. Weather affects post-fire recovery of sagebrush-steppe communities and model transferability among sites. Ecosphere 12:e03446.

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Weather and distance to fire refugia limit landscape-level occurrence of fungal disease in an exotic annual grass

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems

Applestein, C., A.B. Simler-Williamson, and M.J. Germino. 2021. Weather and distance to fire refugia limit landscape-level occurrence of fungal disease in an exotic annual grass. Journal of Ecology 109:2247-2260.

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Mapping of land cover with open-source software and ultra-high resolution imagery acquired with unmanned aerial vehicles

Published in: | Research Themes: Grassland Ecosystems

Horning, N., E. Fleishman, P.J. Ersts, F.A. Fogarty, and M.W. Zillig. 2020. Mapping of land cover with open-source software and ultra-high-resolution imagery acquired with unmanned aerial vehicles. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 6:487-497.

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