Fire, livestock grazing, topography, and precipitation affect occurrence and prevalence of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) in the central Great Basin, USA

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 663 - 680
• Main Authors: Williamson, Matthew A., Fleishman, Erica, Mac Nally, Ralph C., Chambers, Jeanne C., Bradley, Bethany A., Dobkin, David S., Board, David I., Fogarty, Frank A., Horning, Ned, Leu, Matthias, Wohlfeil Zillig, Martha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal species; Bayesian analysis; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bromus tectorum; Community composition; Developmental Biology; Ecology; Elevation; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Grazing; Herbivores; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; Life Sciences; Livestock; Livestock grazing; Mathematical models; Original Paper; Plant Sciences; Precipitation; Regression coefficients; Topography; United States > US; Great Basin; Livestock grazing; Hierarchical models; Fire; Great Basin; Resilience

Cheatgrass ( Bromus tectorum ) has increased the extent and frequency of fire and negatively affected native plant and animal species across the Intermountain West (USA). However, the strengths of association between cheatgrass occurrence or abundance and fire, livestock grazing, and precipitation a...