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- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Alexandra Heller; Nicholas P. Webb; Colby W. Brungard; Zoe M. Davidson; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2022 v.83 pp. 133-148
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- administrative management; climate; data collection; geomorphology; inventories; land classification; land use; landscapes; national monuments; plant communities; rangelands; sustainable land management; uncertainty; vegetation; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... Ecological sites comprise a land classification system that represents potential vegetation states and their management needs for different soils and climates. In the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument (RGdNNM) in northern New Mexico, uncertainty about the patterns and drivers of vegetation states impedes sustainable land management. Similar challenges are ubiquitous across terrestrial ecosyst ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2022.03.009
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.03.009
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Kieran J. Andreoni; Casey J. Wagnon; Robert L. Schooley; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of arid environments 2021 v.184 pp. 104302
- ISSN:
- 0140-1963
- Subject:
- Oryx; ambient temperature; animal behavior; atmospheric precipitation; camera trapping; diel activity; ecological invasion; foraging; grasslands; indigenous species; introduced species; invasive species; predator-prey relationships; shrubs; species abundance; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... Biotic invasions can interact with ongoing landscape transitions in introduced ranges, acting synergistically to accelerate landscape change. The African oryx (Oryx gazella), a large ungulate native to the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, was intentionally released into the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico to provide increased hunting opportunities. Oryx have subsequently dispersed wide ...
- Handle:
- 10113/7107104
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104302
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104302
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Laura M. Burkett; Leticia Lister; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.5 pp. 181-184
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- grasslands; highlands; prescribed burning; rain; rangelands; shrubs; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... • Fire is considered a critical process for limiting shrub encroachment and maintaining grassland structure and functions.• Fire can be detrimental to grasses in upland settings of arid desert grasslands, but no studies have been performed in more productive swale grasslands.• Monitoring of a prescribed fire treatment in a swale grassland in southern New Mexico indicated that perennial grasses had ...
- Handle:
- 10113/7415279
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.001
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.001
4. Grass-Shrub Competition in Arid Lands: An Overlooked Driver in Grassland–Shrubland State Transition?
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Nathan A. Pierce; Steven R. Archer; Darren K. James; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Ecosystems 2019 v.22 no.3 pp. 619-628
- ISSN:
- 1432-9840
- Subject:
- Bouteloua eriopoda; Prosopis glandulosa; arid lands; asexual reproduction; biocenosis; grasses; grasslands; herbicides; models; rain; shrublands; shrubs
- Abstract:
- ... Traditional models of state transition in arid lands emphasize changes in disturbance regimes and abiotic feedbacks that promote the degradation of grassland into shrubland, whereas biotic interactions like competition and facilitation are often overlooked. Here, we conducted an experiment to determine whether shrubs have a positive, neutral, or negative effect on grasses and if these interactions ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10021-018-0290-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-018-0290-9
5. The effect of small mammal exclusion on grassland recovery from disturbance in the Chihuahuan Desert
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Lauren N. Svejcar; Darren K. James; Debra P.C. Peters; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of arid environments 2019 v.166 pp. 11-16
- ISSN:
- 0140-1963
- Subject:
- Bouteloua eriopoda; Prosopis glandulosa; dry environmental conditions; ecosystem services; ecosystems; ecotones; grasses; grasslands; herbivores; land restoration; perennials; rodents; shrubs; small mammals; Chihuahuan Desert
- Abstract:
- ... In many arid ecosystems, shrub encroachment is coupled to the loss of perennial grasses and associated ecosystem services. Increased native herbivore abundance associated with shrub encroachment can have negative effects on grass restoration. In the Chihuahuan Desert, native herbivore abundance can be two times greater in shrubland states dominated by Prosopis glandulosa (honey mesquite) than in h ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.04.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.04.001
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Robert L. Schooley; Casey J. Wagnon; John M. Coffman; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of arid environments 2021 v.193 pp. 104588
- ISSN:
- 0140-1963
- Subject:
- Canis latrans; Vulpes macrotis; cameras; diel activity; land management; landscape restoration; predation; risk; shrubs; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... Shrub encroachment into arid grasslands occurs globally with the potential to affect vertebrates and their interactions. In the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico, shrub encroachment has prompted intensive efforts by land management agencies to remove shrubs and restore historical grassland habitats. We asked if restoration actions involving shrub removal affected dynamics of intraguild pred ...
- Handle:
- 10113/7443053
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104588
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104588
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Sheri Spiegal; Rich Winkler; Darren James; Matthew Levi; Jeb Williamson; Show all 6 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2021 v.77 pp. 17-29
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- adaptive management; beef cattle; biodiversity; climate; collaborative management; data collection; demography; grasslands; groundwater; landscapes; ownership; rangelands; shrubs; woody plants
- Abstract:
- ... Collaborative adaptive management is a means to achieve social and ecological goals in complex natural resource management settings. Evaluation of collaborative management outcomes, however, is difficult at the scale of large landscapes. We developed an approach for such evaluations using long-term, spatio-temporal gridded or county-level datasets alongside local information on changes in ranch ow ...
- Handle:
- 10113/7341329
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2021.03.002
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2021.03.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.03.002
8. Shrub encroachment, productivity pulses, and core‐transient dynamics of Chihuahuan Desert rodents
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Robert L. Schooley; Andrea Campanella; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Ecosphere 2018 v.9 no.7 pp. e02330
- ISSN:
- 2150-8925
- Subject:
- Bouteloua eriopoda; Prosopis glandulosa; Sigmodon hispidus; animal communities; arid grasslands; arid lands; basins; biodiversity; biomass; climate change; drought; ecosystem services; ecosystems; granivores; net primary productivity; rodents; shrublands; shrubs; soil; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... Drylands worldwide are experiencing shrub encroachment into grasslands with potential consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Climate change could increase the rate of shrub encroachment, amplify precipitation variability, and thus alter bottom‐up processes for animal communities. Desert rodents are important biodiversity elements of arid grasslands and shrublands that exert strong e ...
- DOI:
- 10.1002/ecs2.2330
- CHORUS:
- 10.1002/ecs2.2330
- Chorus Open Access:
- 10.1002/ecs2.2330
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2330
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Lauren N. Svejcar; H. Raul Peinetti; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2018 v.71 no.4 pp. 409-416
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- arid lands; carbonates; climate; ecosystems; inventories; land management; landforms; loam soils; meteorological data; prioritization; shrubs; vegetation; woody plants; Argentina
- Abstract:
- ... Woody plant encroachment is widespread throughout drylands of the world, but rates and patterns of encroachment at the regional scale can be mediated by soil and climate. Climoedaphic properties may therefore help to explain patterns of woody plant dominance. In the Caldenal region of central Argentina, which is experiencing widespread woody plant encroachment, we used stratified and targeted inve ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.03.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.03.001
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Sheri Spiegal; Nicholas P. Webb; Elizabeth H. Boughton; Raoul K. Boughton; Amanda L. Bentley Brymer; Patrick E. Clark; Chandra Holifield Collins; David L. Hoover; Nicole Kaplan; Sarah E. McCord; Gwendŵr Meredith; Lauren M. Porensky; David Toledo; Hailey Wilmer; JD Wulfhorst; Show all 16 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2021 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network; ecosystems; grazing lands; humans; landscapes; rangelands; stakeholders
- Abstract:
- ... •The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network launched the LTAR Agricultural Performance Indicator Framework to evaluate how agricultural innovations perform relative to sustainable intensification goals in five domains: Environment, Productivity, Economic, Human Condition, and Social.•Here we describe our progress and plans for measuring the performance of agricultural innovations on rangelands.• ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.005
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.12.005
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
- Source:
- Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.3 pp. 125-129
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- climate; databases; ecosystem services; erosion control; forage; grazing; landscape position; livestock; models; plant communities; range management; rangelands; soil; stocking rate; vegetation; weather; wildlife habitats; woody plants; United States
- Abstract:
- ... Ecological site descriptions and state-and-transition models are national-level tools for organizing and delivering information about landscape dynamics and management. Recent papers criticized state-and-transition models because they overemphasize grazing, are inconsistently presented, and do not address climate change. I argue that the analysis of Twidwell et al. does not support an overemphasis ...
- Handle:
- 10113/61172
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2015.03.004
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.03.004
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Nathan A. Pierce; Steven R. Archer; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Functional ecology 2019 v.33 no.8 pp. 1480-1490
- ISSN:
- 0269-8463
- Subject:
- Prosopis glandulosa; arid lands; biocenosis; desertification; ecosystems; grasses; grasslands; herbicides; models; risk; savannas; shrubs; subhumid zones; temporal variation; woody plants
- Abstract:
- ... Transitions from grass to woody plant dominance, widely reported in arid systems, are typically attributed to changes in disturbance regimes in combination with abiotic feedbacks, whereas biotic mechanisms such as competition and facilitation are often overlooked. Yet, research in semi‐arid and subhumid savannas indicates that biotic interactions are important drivers in systems at risk for state ...
- DOI:
- 10.1111/1365-2435.13336
- CHORUS:
- 10.1111/1365-2435.13336
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13336
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Bradley J. Cosentino; Robert L. Schooley; Herman Campos; Laura M. Burkett; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Evolutionary ecology 2019 v.33 no.6 pp. 839-853
- ISSN:
- 0269-7653
- Subject:
- colonizing ability; evolution; field experimentation; habitat destruction; habitats; landscapes; lizards; models; parthenogenesis; plant communities; shrublands; shrubs; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico
- Abstract:
- ... Sexual and asexual organisms often vary in their distribution and abundances among habitats. These patterns of “geographical parthenogenesis” can shed light on ecological conditions underlying the evolution of sex. Habitat disturbance is hypothesized to be a mechanism that generates geographical parthenogenesis. Parthenogens are predicted to be more prevalent in disturbed habitats than sexuals due ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10682-019-10006-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-019-10006-3
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; James R. Miller; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Restoration ecology 2017 v.25 no.4 pp. 488-490
- ISSN:
- 1061-2971
- Subject:
- ecological imbalance; ecological restoration; ecosystems; indigenous species
- Abstract:
- ... The novel ecosystem concept expands the restoration palette by focusing our attention on what is possible when recovery to an historical pre-disturbance condition is not. Although some elements of the concept have long been accepted in restoration circles, the novel ecosystems framework brings these elements to the fore. There is a growing frustration with restoration prescriptions that above all ...
- Handle:
- 10113/5865657
- DOI:
- 10.1111/rec.12530
- https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12530
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; James R. Miller; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Restoration ecology 2016 v.24 no.5 pp. 577-582
- ISSN:
- 1061-2971
- Subject:
- decision support systems; ecological restoration; ecologists; ecosystem services; ecosystems; hybrids; introduced species; landscapes; prediction
- Abstract:
- ... The novel ecosystems concept has gained much traction in the restoration community. It has also drawn the ire of several prominent ecologists and is the focus of an ongoing debate. We consider three key aspects of this debate: irreversible thresholds, non‐native species, and the hybrid state. Irreversible thresholds have been acknowledged in restoration for years, but predicting when a threshold w ...
- DOI:
- 10.1111/rec.12378
- https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12378
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; H. Raúl Peinetti; Claudia C. Chirino; Alicia G. Kin; María E. Frank Buss; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Rangeland ecology & management 2018 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 1550-7424
- Subject:
- Prosopis caldenia; ecological restoration; ecoregions; ecosystems; forests; guidelines; herds; livestock; models; savanna woodlands; savannas; Argentina
- Abstract:
- ... Management impacts and natural events can produce ecosystem state changes that are difficult to reverse. In such cases, a detailed understanding of drivers, thresholds, and feedback mechanisms are needed to design restoration interventions. The Caldenal ecoregion in central Argentina has undergone widespread state change, and restoration is urgently needed, but as yet there has been no knowledge s ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.002
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.002
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2018.11.002
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer
- Source:
- Rangelands 2015 v.37 no.6 pp. 244-246
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- ecologists; ecosystems; industry; rangelands
- Abstract:
- ... How is an ecosystem supposed to be? The answers determine how millions of dollars are spent and how ecosystems are transformed (or ignored), with effects lasting centuries. Conflict over this question used to be between industry and environmentalists. Now ecologists are doing battle with one another too. ...
- Handle:
- 10113/62517
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.009
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2015.10.009
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Joel R. Brown; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Rangelands 2016 v.38 no.6 pp. 311-312
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- Natural Resources Conservation Service; USDA Forest Service; ecological site descriptions; forest ecosystems; forest management; inventories; landscape management; managers; monitoring; publications; range management; rangelands; scientists; teachers; terminology; United States
- Abstract:
- ... The December 2010 Rangelands “Ecological Site Descriptions” was one of the most widely read issues ever published. The individual papers have been used by scientists, managers, policymakers, and educators to convey the importance of ecological site information to natural resource management and to improve understanding of this tool. The issue was successful in providing a focal point for a widely ...
- Handle:
- 10113/5695466
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2016.11.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2016.11.001
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Matthew R. Levi; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Landscape ecology 2016 v.31 no.9 pp. 2079-2095
- ISSN:
- 0921-2973
- Subject:
- atmospheric precipitation; climate; climate change; ecoregions; ecosystems; fire season; fires; grasslands; highlands; landscapes; plant available water; politics; prediction; shrubs; soil texture; topography; urban development; water holding capacity; Chihuahuan Desert; Southwestern United States
- Abstract:
- ... CONTEXT: Fire is an important driver of ecological processes in semiarid systems and serves a vital role in shrub-grass interactions. In desert grasslands of the southwestern US, the loss of fire has been implicated as a primary cause of shrub encroachment. Where fires can currently be re-introduced given past state changes and recent restoration actions, however, is unknown and controversial. OBJ ...
- Handle:
- 10113/5555868
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10980-016-0383-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-016-0383-9
- Author:
- Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, et al. ; Laura M. Burkett; Leticia Lister; Joel R. Brown; Robert L. Schooley; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Rangelands 2019 v.41 no.5 pp. 218-226
- ISSN:
- 0190-0528
- Subject:
- brush control; conservation practices; ecosystem services; rangelands; Chihuahuan Desert
- Abstract:
- ... •The use of science to inform conservation practices is limited by broad generalities generated from limited sampling alongside narrow ecosystem service perspectives.•Collaborative science approaches featuring “social-ecological system” perspectives are being used as a means to improve the utility of science.•We review our approach to collaborative science to improve brush management outcomes in r ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.08.001
- CHORUS:
- 10.1016/j.rala.2019.08.001
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2019.08.001
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