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Unfamiliar Territory: Emerging Themes for Ecological Drought Research and Management

Unfamiliar Territory: Emerging Themes for Ecological Drought Research and Management

Novel forms of drought are emerging globally, due to climate change, shifting teleconnection patterns, expanding human water use, and a history of...

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Literature Review: Environmental Selenium-Mercury Interactions

Literature Review: Environmental Selenium-Mercury Interactions

Mercury is a pervasive environmental pollutant and contaminant of concern for both people and wildlife. 

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Trade-Offs Migrant Grey-Faced Buzzards Face During Oceanic Crossings

Trade-Offs Migrant Grey-Faced Buzzards Face During Oceanic Crossings

Costs and consequences of bird migration are especially heightened during high-risk over-water travels. 

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Post-Fire Growth of Seeded and Planted Big Sagebrush – Strategic Designs for Restoring Greater Sage-grouse Nesting Habitat

Post-Fire Growth of Seeded and Planted Big Sagebrush – Strategic Designs for Restoring Greater Sage-grouse Nesting Habitat

Recent wildfire-induced losses of big sagebrush are outpacing natural recovery and leading to substantial losses in habitat for species such as...

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Year-Old Coho Capitalize on Stream Resources in Two Alaska Streams

Year-Old Coho Capitalize on Stream Resources in Two Alaska Streams

The first year of life is perilous for a salmonid, typified by a critical period of post-emergence mortality. 

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Future Alpine Colonization by Limber Pine More Likely than by Engelmann Spruce

Future Alpine Colonization by Limber Pine More Likely than by Engelmann Spruce

Alpine treelines are expected to shift upward in elevation and latitude as a result of climate change, yet this expansion requires favorable...

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Weed-Suppressive Bacteria Effects Differ in Culture Compared to in Soils

Weed-Suppressive Bacteria Effects Differ in Culture Compared to in Soils

Weed-suppressive bacteria (WSB), specifically the D7 and ACK55 strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens, were previously reported to selectively inhibit...

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Beyond Sticks and Stones: Integrating Both Abiotic and Biotic Factors into Watershed Restoration Assessments

Beyond Sticks and Stones: Integrating Both Abiotic and Biotic Factors into Watershed Restoration Assessments

Watershed assessments are often used to prioritize restoration, yet these assessments primarily focus on geomorphic conditions and less frequently...

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Data Release: Combined Wildfire Datasets for the United States and Certain Territories, 1878-2019

Data Release: Combined Wildfire Datasets for the United States and Certain Territories, 1878-2019

USGS researchers created a comprehensive wildfire dataset for the United States that spans 142 years, from 1878-2019.

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Small Mammals and Ungulates Respond to and Interact with Revegetation Processes Following Dam Removal

Small Mammals and Ungulates Respond to and Interact with Revegetation Processes Following Dam Removal

Terrestrial wildlife communities are often overlooked as components of ecosystem restoration following dam removal. 

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Spatial Grain of Adaptation is Much Finer than Ecoregional-Scale Common Gardens Reveal

Spatial Grain of Adaptation is Much Finer than Ecoregional-Scale Common Gardens Reveal

Common-garden experiments, in which plants sourced from geographically distant populations are grown together such that genetic differences may be...

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Bacterial Soil Amendment MB906 Shows Inconsistent Control of Invasive Annual Grasses

Bacterial Soil Amendment MB906 Shows Inconsistent Control of Invasive Annual Grasses

In 2016, land managers began using a soil amendment called MB906, a weed-suppressive bacteria, to control invasive annual grasses, yet the success of...

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