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Strategic plant choices can alleviate climate change impacts: A review by Espeland, Erin K., Kettenring, Karin M.

“…Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to reduce climate change impacts to local communities. Because plants can alleviate…”
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Disarming the Red Queen: plant invasions, novel weapons, species coexistence, and microevolution by Espeland, Erin K.

“…This article is a Commentary on Huang et al., 218: 357–369…”
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Managing risks related to climate variability in rangeland-based livestock production: What producer driven strategies are shared and prevalent across diverse dryland geographies? by Espeland, Erin K., Schreeg, Laura, Porensky, Lauren M.

“…Rangeland-based livestock production (RBLP) primarily occurs in drylands where interannual variation in rainfall directly and indirectly affects economies,…”
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Eight generations of native seed cultivation reduces plant fitness relative to the wild progenitor population by Pizza, Riley, Espeland, Erin, Etterson, Julie

“…Native seed for restoration is in high demand, but widespread habitat degradation will likely prevent enough seed from being sustainably harvested from wild…”
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Native Perennial Grasses Show Evolutionary Response to Bromus tectorum (Cheatgrass) Invasion by Goergen, Erin M, Leger, Elizabeth A, Espeland, Erin K, Harvey, J

“…Invasive species can change selective pressures on native plants by altering biotic and abiotic conditions in invaded habitats. Although invasions can lead to…”
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Evolution of plant materials for ecological restoration: insights from the applied and basic literature by Espeland, Erin K., Emery, Nancy C., Mercer, Kristin L., Woolbright, Scott A., Kettenring, Karin M., Gepts, Paul, Etterson, Julie R.

“…1. Restoration is normally conducted with the goal of creating plant populations that establish, survive, successfully reproduce, contribute to ecosystem…”
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Studying long-term, large-scale grassland restoration outcomes to improve seeding methods and reveal knowledge gaps by Rinella, Matthew J., Espeland, Erin K., Moffatt, Bruce J.

“…1. Studies are increasingly investigating effects of large-scale management activities on grassland restoration outcomes. These studies are providing useful…”
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Strong patterns of intraspecific variation and local adaptation in Great Basin plants revealed through a review of 75 years of experiments by Baughman, Owen W., Agneray, Alison C., Forister, Matthew L., Kilkenny, Francis F., Espeland, Erin K., Fiegener, Rob, Horning, Matthew E., Johnson, Richard C., Kaye, Thomas N., Ott, Jeff, St. Clair, John Bradley, Leger, Elizabeth A.

“…Variation in natural selection across heterogeneous landscapes often produces (a) among‐population differences in phenotypic traits, (b) trait‐by‐environment…”
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Can local adaptation research in plants inform selection of native plant materials? An analysis of experimental methodologies by Gibson, Alexis L., Espeland, Erin K., Wagner, Viktoria, Nelson, Cara R.

“…Local adaptation is used as a criterion to select plant materials that will display high fitness in new environments. A large body of research has explored…”
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Range size, local abundance and effect inform species descriptions at scales relevant for local conservation practice by Espeland, Erin K., Sylvain, Zachary A.

“…Understanding species abundances and distributions, especially at local to landscape scales, is critical for land managers and conservationists to prioritize…”
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Seed production areas for the global restoration challenge by Nevill, Paul G., Tomlinson, Sean, Elliott, Carole P., Espeland, Erin K., Dixon, Kingsley W., Merritt, David J.

“…Wild‐collected seed can no longer meet global demand in restoration. Dedicated Seed Production Areas (SPA) for restoration are needed and these require…”
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Genetic variation and local adaptation at a cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) invasion edge in western Nevada by Leger, Elizabeth A, Espeland, Erin K, Merrill, Keith R, Meyer, Susan E

“…Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is an invasive weed in western North America found primarily growing at elevations less than 2200 m. We asked whether cheatgrass…”
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Plasticity in native perennial grass populations: Implications for restoration by Espeland, Erin K., Johnson, Richard C., Horning, Matthew E.

“…Increasing the evolutionary potential of restored populations has become a viable objective of restoration activities. Choosing plant materials genetically…”
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Coevolution between native and invasive plant competitors: implications for invasive species management by Leger, Elizabeth A, Espeland, Erin K

“…Invasive species may establish in communities because they are better competitors than natives, but in order to remain community dominants, the competitive…”
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Measuring succession: methods for establishing long-term vegetation monitoring sites by Schantz, Merilynn C., Espeland, Erin K., Duke, Sara E.

“…Successional stages are often characterized by dominant plant species (species with the highest cover) and their effect on the structure and function of an…”
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Genetic lineages of the invasive Aegilops triuncialis differ in competitive response to neighboring grassland species by Gomola, Courtney E., Espeland, Erin K., McKay, John K.

“…Competitive dynamics between native and exotic species can influence both the success of exotics in the novel environment as well as diversity and abundance of…”
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Arid old-field restoration: Native perennial grasses suppress weeds and erosion, but also suppress native shrubs by Porensky, Lauren M., Leger, Elizabeth A., Davison, Jay, Miller, W. Wally, Goergen, Erin M., Espeland, Erin K., Carroll-Moore, Erin M.

“…•Restoring shrubland vegetation to arid, abandoned agricultural fields is difficult.•We applied irrigation, seeded grasses and transplanted shrubs into…”
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Optimal prescribed burn frequency to manage foundation California perennial grass species and enhance native flora by Carlsen, Tina M., Espeland, Erin K., Paterson, Lisa E., MacQueen, Don H.

“…Grasslands can be diverse assemblages of grasses and forbs but not much is known how perennial grass species management affects native plant diversity except…”
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value of structuring rarity: the seven types and links to reproductive ecology by Espeland, Erin K, Emam, Taraneh M

“…Since 1981, 365 papers have cited a rarity matrix organized along three axes: geographic range (GR) (large vs. small), habitat specificity (HS) (specialist vs…”
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Soil Microbial Community Associated with an Invasive Grass Differentially Impacts Native Plant Performance by Batten, Katharine M, Scow, Kate M, Espeland, Erin K

“…This study is one of the first to show that invasive plant-induced changes in the soil microbial community can negatively impact native plant performance. This…”
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