Research

Program Overview

1. Grass/ Woody Plant Dynamics in Changing Environments

2. Rates, Patterns, and Proximate Causes of Vegetation Change

3. Reconstructing the Past and Predicting the Future

4. Vegetation/Atmosphere Interactions

Additional Research Topics

A hierarchical, geospatial approach to predicting and mitigating shrub invasion in the southwestern United States

Regional NPP and Carbon Stocks in South-western USA Rangelands: Land-use Impacts on the Grassland-Woodland Balance

Proliferation of Woody Plants in Grasslands and Savannas – a Bibliography

Trees in Grasslands: Biogeochemical Consequences of Woody Plant Expansion (.pdf)

Edaphic Heterogeneity and Spatial Patterns of Tree Patch Development (.pdf)

Ecosystem carbon and nitrogen pools in managed rangelands: a spatial accounting of management influences

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