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Content Changing aspen distribution in response to climate change and fire is a major focus of biodiversity conservation, yet little is known about the potential response of aspen to these two driving forces along topoclimatic gradients. Objective This study is set to evaluate how aspen distribution might shift in response to different climate-fire scenarios in a semi-arid montane landscape, and quantify the influence of fire regime along topoclimatic gradients. Methods We used a novel integration of a forest landscape succession and disturbance model (LANDIS-II) with a fine-scale climatic water deficit approach to simulate dynamics of aspen and associated conifer and shrub species over the next 150 years under...
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LCC Network Science Catalog,
Report,
aspen woodland,
biota, All tags...
california,
cold desert,
community structure,
completed,
disturbance ecology,
environment,
fire regime,
idaho,
livestock,
management,
nevada,
northern great basin,
oregon,
restoration,
threats,
utah,
vegetation treatment,
wildland fire, Fewer tags
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The loss of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) on sites disturbed by fire has motivated restoration seeding and planting efforts. However, the resulting sagebrush establishment is often lower than desired, especially in dry areas. Sagebrush establishment may be increased by addressing factors such as seed source and condition or management of the plant community. We assessed initial establishment of seeded sagebrush and four populations of small outplants (from different geographies, climates, and cytotypes) and small sagebrush outplants in an early seral community where mowing, herbicide, and seeding of other native plants had been experimentally applied. No emergence of seeded sagebrush was detected. Mowing...
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EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE,
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big sagebrush,
biota,
cold desert,
environment,
great basin,
land treatments,
restoration,
seed sources,
seedlings,
snake river plain, Fewer tags
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FY2010In addition to regional Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge projects that the Great Basin LCC (GBLCC) supports, GBLCC staff lend technical expertise to a range of projects and have contributed to important regional publications on a range of subjects. These publications range in type from textbooks, to management-oriented science and conservation plans, to scientific papers and have covered subjects like wind erosion following fire, soil microbiota response to drought, plant community resilience to invasive species, and alpine plant communities. In many cases these publications form foundations for scientifically-informed management strategies across the Great Basin.
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Conservation Design,
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Nevada,
Oregon,
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Utah,
alpine communities,
birds,
climate change,
completed,
erosion,
interagency,
invasive species,
peer-reviewed,
precipitation,
resilience,
resistance,
restoration,
soil microbes,
wildlife, Fewer tags
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Land managers are responsible for developing effective strategies for conserving and restoring Great Basin ecosystems in the face of invasive species, conifer expansion, and altered fire regimes. A warming climate is magnifying the effects of these threats and adding urgency to implementation of management practices that will maintain or improve ecosystem functioning. This Factsheet Series was developed to provide land managers with brief summaries of the best available information on contemporary management issues to facilitate science delivery and foster effective management. Each peer-reviewed factsheet was developed as a collaborative effort among knowledgeable scientists and managers. The series begins with...
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Publication;
Types: Citation;
Tags: California,
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE,
Great Basin,
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Nevada,
Oregon,
Publication,
Utah,
Wildland fire,
apen,
biota,
completed,
conifer,
erosion,
fuels,
grazing,
land management,
native seed,
pinyon-juniper,
resilience,
restoration,
sagebrush, Fewer tags
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On October 27, Paul Rogers of the Western Aspen Alliance discussed the impact of climate change on aspen ecosystems, with an emphasis on aspen fire types.The presentation covered the variability of aspen responses to fire and emphasized unique fire-related systems to wean practitioners from one-size-fits-all prescriptions for aspen forests. The Western Aspen Alliance is a partnership established to improve the management of aspen by linking ecological, social and economic sciences through collaboration and information sharing.
Categories: Data;
Tags: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
aspen woodland,
biota,
california, All tags...
cold desert,
community structure,
completed,
disturbance ecology,
environment,
fire regime,
idaho,
livestock,
management,
nevada,
northern great basin,
oregon,
presentation,
restoration,
threats,
utah,
vegetation treatment,
wildland fire, Fewer tags
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