Long-term bat abundance in sagebrush steppe by Jericho C. Whiting, Bill Doering, Gary Wright, Devin K. Englestead, Justin A. Frye, Todd Stefanic, Brent J. Sewall

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Epigaeic spider response to sagebrush steppe restoration treatments by James D. McIver, Ruth Brandt

“…Abstract Epigaeic (ground‐active) spiders are dominant predators of arthropods and are important prey for vertebrates in sagebrush steppe systems. As part of the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP), the response of epigaeic spiders to sagebrush steppe restoration treatments was evaluated. …”
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Multiscale responses and recovery of soils to wildfire in a sagebrush steppe ecosystem by Kathleen A. Lohse, Derek Pierson, Nicholas R. Patton, Jonathan Sanderman, David P. Huber, Bruce Finney, Jeremy Facer, Jared Meyers, Mark S. Seyfried

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Response of Sagebrush Steppe Grass Species to AMF Inoculum Sources and Biochar by David Eduardo Prado-Tarango, Ricardo Mata-González, Matthew Hovland

“…The sagebrush steppe has presented increasing levels of degradation. …”
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Ecosystem functional response across precipitation extremes in a sagebrush steppe by Andrew T. Tredennick, Andrew R. Kleinhesselink, J. Bret Taylor, Peter B. Adler

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Grazing intensity effects on herbaceous community composition in burned sagebrush steppe by Jonathan D. Bates, Kirk W. Davies

“…Abstract There is limited knowledge of grazing impacts on longer term plant community dynamics following fire in sagebrush steppe. This study evaluated vegetation response to different intensities of deferred rotation cattle grazing over 16 years (2007–2022) on burned Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis (Beetle & Young) Welsh) steppe in eastern Oregon. …”
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Fuel reduction treatments reduce modeled fire intensity in the sagebrush steppe by L. M. Ellsworth, B. A. Newingham, S. E. Shaff, C. L. Williams, E. K. Strand, M. Reeves, D. A. Pyke, E. W. Schupp, J. C. Chambers

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The Effect of Seeding Treatments and Climate on Fire Regimes in Wyoming Sagebrush Steppe by Chris Bowman-Prideaux, Beth A. Newingham, Eva K. Strand

“…Greater annual grass biomass likely contributed to frequent fires in the arid region. In Wyoming big sagebrush steppe, drill seeding treatments reduced wildfire risk relative to aerial seeded or unseeded sites.…”
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Trends in soil microclimate and modeled impacts on germination timing in the sagebrush steppe by Tyson J. Terry, Stuart P. Hardegree, Matthew D. Madsen, Bruce A. Roundy, Samuel B. St. Clair

“…We applied the germination curves to modeled soil microclimate at 10 sites in the sagebrush steppe. Our results indicate that warmer and wetter fall seasons have become more prevalent and will likely lead to accelerated germination of several native restoration species in the sagebrush steppe. …”
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Protecting restoration investments from the cheatgrass‐fire cycle in sagebrush steppe by David S. Pilliod, Michelle I. Jeffries, Justin L. Welty, Robert S. Arkle

“…Abstract The U.S. federal government has recently committed to the difficult task of slowing and managing the invasive grass‐fire cycle in sagebrush steppe, where property, livelihoods, and entire ecosystems are at risk. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of insect pollinator communities in sagebrush steppe associated with weather and vegetation by Ashley T. Rohde, David S. Pilliod

“…Our findings suggest that changes in nighttime temperatures, which have been steadily increasing over the last several decades as a result of climate change, may have strong effects on sagebrush steppe pollinator communities. Also, non-bee pollinators may provide particularly important pollination in this vast ecosystem during the warmest time of the year.…”
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Aeolian nutrient fluxes following wildfire in sagebrush steppe: implications for soil carbon storage by N. J. Hasselquist, M. J. Germino, J. B. Sankey, L. J. Ingram, N. F. Glenn

“…Our objective was to determine horizontal nutrient fluxes occurring in the saltation zone during an episodic pulse of aeolian transport that occurred following a wildfire in a semi-arid sagebrush steppe ecosystem in southern Idaho, USA. We also examined how temporal trends in nutrient fluxes were affected by changes in particle sizes of eroded mass as well as nutrient concentrations associated with different particle size classes. …”
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Postdefoliation ecosystem carbon and water flux and canopy growth dynamics in sagebrush steppe bunchgrasses by Erik P. Hamerlynck, Roger L. Sheley, Kirk W. Davies, Tony J. Svejcar

“…To address this, we measured evapotranspiration (ET), NEE, and its constituent fluxes of ecosystem respiration (Reco) and gross ecosystem photosynthesis (GEP) with live canopy leaf area index (LAIlive; m2 live leaf area/m2 ground area) and aboveground leaf, culm, and reproductive biomass in plots of clipped and unclipped squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) and bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) growing in intact sagebrush steppe. Clipping reduced LAIlive by 75%, but subsequent re‐growth rates in clipped plots was similar to LAIlive accumulation in unclipped plots. …”
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Reversing tree expansion in sagebrush steppe yields population‐level benefit for imperiled grouse by Andrew C. Olsen, John P. Severson, Jeremy D. Maestas, David E. Naugle, Joseph T. Smith, Jason D. Tack, Kate H. Yates, Christian A. Hagen

“…These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of targeted conifer removal as a management strategy for conserving sage‐grouse populations in sagebrush steppe affected by conifer expansion. Examples of positive, population‐level responses to habitat management are exceptionally rare for terrestrial vertebrates, and this study provides promising evidence of active management that can be implemented to aid recovery of an imperiled species and biome.…”
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Vegetation, ground cover, soil, rainfall simulation, and overland-flow experiments before and after tree removal in woodland-encroached sagebrush steppe: the hydrology component of the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) by C. J. Williams, F. B. Pierson, P. R. Kormos, O. Z. Al-Hamdan, J. C. Johnson, J. C. Johnson

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Grazing effects on shrub-induced resource islands and herbaceous vegetation heterogeneity in sagebrush-steppe communities by Kirk W. Davies, Stella M. Copeland, Jon D. Bates

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A realized facilitation cascade mediated by biological soil crusts in a sagebrush steppe community by Wendy M. Ridenour, C. J. Lortie, Ragan M. Callaway

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Interannual variation in climate contributes to contingency in post‐fire restoration outcomes in seeded sagebrush steppe by Allison B. Simler‐Williamson, Cara Applestein, Matthew J. Germino

“…We examined post‐fire treatments within sagebrush‐steppe ecosystems to ask: (1) Is weather following seeding efforts a primary reason why restoration outcomes depart from predictions? …”
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Recovery of the herbaceous component of degraded sagebrush steppe is unimpeded by 75 years of moderate cattle grazing by Stella M. Copeland, Kirk W. Davies, Chad S. Boyd, Jonathan D. Bates

“…Abstract Understanding the effects of contemporary cattle grazing on herbaceous perennial communities in big sagebrush steppe is important for managing for wildlife habitat, plant diversity, and productivity, yet potentially complicated by legacy impacts of historic, often higher intensity, livestock grazing. …”
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Shallow snowpack inhibits soil respiration in sagebrush steppe through multiple biotic and abiotic mechanisms by Colin L. Tucker, Shanker Tamang, Elise Pendall, Kiona Ogle

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