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Effectiveness of Postfire Seeding to Reduce Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Growth and Reproduction in Recently Burned Sagebrush Steppe

This web resource addresses the positive relationship between cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and fire frequency as a major concern for land managers in semi-arid shrublands throughout western North America, particularly in Great Basin sagebrush steppe. Management tools are needed to break this cycle, and in this project we will evaluate the use of More...

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Ecological forecasting: A strategic partnership to predict and manage biological invasions

Research Spotlight on new supercomputer model that generates maps of invasives occurrence and areas of vulnerablity. This resource is a joint effort to combat invasive species in the U.S. and includes related resource links, collaborators, and example of the mapping and modeling process, and project details, combining resources and expertise in More...

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Vegetation Data: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Presently, the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) conducts annual monitoring of vegetation using a stratified random sampling method (Yin et al. 2000) in five study reaches of the Upper Mississippi River System: Navigation Pools 4, 8, 13, and 26 on the Mississippi River; and La Grange Pool on the Illinois River. The LTRMP will continue More...

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