Search Results - "Newingham, Beth A."

Ten‐year ecological responses to fuel treatments within semiarid Wyoming big sagebrush ecosystems by Pyke, David A., Shaff, Scott E., Chambers, Jeanne C., Schupp, Eugene W., Newingham, Beth A., Gray, Margaret L., Ellsworth, Lisa M.

“…Sagebrush ecosystems of western North America are threatened by invasive annual grasses and wildfires that can remove fire‐intolerant shrubs for decades. Fuel…”
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A social-ecological impact assessment for public lands management: application of a conceptual and methodological framework by Brymer, Amanda L. Bentley, Holbrook, Joseph D., Niemeyer, Ryan J., Suazo, Alexis A., Wulfhorst, J. D., Vierling, Kerri T., A. Newingham, Beth, Link, Timothy E., Rachlow, Janet L.

“…According to the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), federal action to manipulate habitat for species conservation requires an environmental…”
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Environmental Influences on Density and Height Growth of Natural Ponderosa Pine Regeneration following Wildfires by Hammond, Darcy H., Strand, Eva K., Morgan, Penelope, Hudak, Andrew T., Newingham, Beth A.

“…Over the past century the size and severity of wildfires, as well as post-fire recovery processes (e.g., seedling establishment), have been altered from…”
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The Effect of Seeding Treatments and Climate on Fire Regimes in Wyoming Sagebrush Steppe by Bowman-Prideaux, Chris, Newingham, Beth A., Strand, Eva K.

“…Wildfire size and frequency have increased in the western United States since the 1950s, but it is unclear how seeding treatments have altered fire regimes in…”
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Postfire Drill-Seeding of Great Basin Plants: Effects of Contrasting Drills on Seeded and Nonseeded Species by Ott, Jeffrey E., Cox, Robert D., Shaw, Nancy L., Newingham, Beth A., Ganguli, Amy C., Pellant, Mike, Roundy, Bruce A., Eggett, Dennis L.

“…Objectives of postfire seeding in the Great Basin include reestablishment of perennial cover, suppression of exotic annual weeds, and restoration of diverse…”
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Does a decade of elevated [CO2] affect a desert perennial plant community? by Newingham, Beth A., Vanier, Cheryl H., Kelly, Lauren J., Charlet, Therese N., Smith, Stanley D.

“…Understanding the effects of elevated [CO2] on plant community structure is crucial to predicting ecosystem responses to global change. Early predictions…”
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Shoot herbivory on the invasive plant, Centaurea maculosa, does not reduce its competitive effects on conspecifics and natives by Newingham, Beth A., Callaway, Ragan M.

“…Herbivory can have negative, positive, or no effect on plants. However, insect biological control assumes that herbivory will negatively affect the weed and…”
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Where do Qualitative Assessments Fit in an Era of Increasingly Quantitative Monitoring? Perspectives from Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health by Lepak, Nika, Newingham, Beth A, Kachergis, Emily, Toledo, David, Moffitt, Jennifer

“…Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health and other well-designed qualitative assessments are useful for understanding ecological function and can be used to…”
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No cumulative effect of 10 years of elevated [CO2] on perennial plant biomass components in the Mojave Desert by Newingham, Beth A., Vanier, Cheryl H., Charlet, Therese N., Ogle, Kiona, Smith, Stanley D., Nowak, Robert S.

“…Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations ([CO2]) generally increase primary production of terrestrial ecosystems. Production responses to elevated [CO2] may be…”
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Plant functional groups and species contribute to ecological resilience a decade after woodland expansion treatments by Freund, Stephanie M., Newingham, Beth A., Chambers, Jeanne C., Urza, Alexandra K., Roundy, Bruce A., Cushman, J. Hall

“…Woody plant expansions are altering ecosystem structure and function, as well as fire regimes, around the globe. Tree‐reduction treatments are widely…”
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Quantifying livestock effects on bunchgrass vegetation with Landsat ETM+ data across a single growing season by Jansen, Vincent S., Kolden, Crystal A., Taylor, Robert V., Newingham, Beth A.

“…Grassland systems provide important habitat for native biodiversity and forage for livestock, with livestock grazing playing an important role influencing…”
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Allocating nitrogen away from a herbivore: a novel compensatory response to root herbivory by Newingham, Beth A, Callaway, Ragan M, BassiriRad, Hormoz

“…Centaurea maculosa, an invasive North American plant species, shows a high degree of tolerance to the root-boring biocontrol herbivore, Agapeta zoegana. For…”
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Lessons Given and Learned from Rangeland Monitoring Courses by Newingham, Beth A, Kachergis, Emily, Ganguli, Amy C, Foster, Baili, Price, Lauren, McCord, Sarah E

“…Monitoring courses, offered at universities and through professional training, are critical to successfully collecting and applying rangeland monitoring data…”
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Fuel treatments in shrublands experiencing pinyon and juniper expansion result in trade-offs between desired vegetation and increased fire behavior by Williams, Claire L., Ellsworth, Lisa M., Strand, Eva K., Reeves, Matt C., Shaff, Scott E., Short, Karen C., Chambers, Jeanne C., Newingham, Beth A., Tortorelli, Claire

“…Background Native pinyon ( Pinus spp.) and juniper ( Juniperus spp.) trees are expanding into shrubland communities across the Western United States. These…”
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Agricultural Research Service Weed Science Research: Past, Present, and Future by Young, Stephen L., Anderson, James V., Baerson, Scott R., Bajsa-Hirschel, Joanna, Blumenthal, Dana M., Boyd, Chad S., Boyette, Clyde D., Brennan, Eric B., Cantrell, Charles L., Chao, Wun S., Chee-Sanford, Joanne C., Clements, Charlie D., Dray, F. Allen, Duke, Stephen O., Eason, Kayla M., Fletcher, Reginald S., Fulcher, Michael R., Gaskin, John F., Grewell, Brenda J., Hamerlynck, Erik P., Hoagland, Robert E., Horvath, David P., Law, Eugene P., Madsen, John D., Martin, Daniel E., Mattox, Clint, Mirsky, Steven B., Molin, William T., Moran, Patrick J., Mueller, Rebecca C., Nandula, Vijay K., Newingham, Beth A., Pan, Zhiqiang, Porensky, Lauren M., Pratt, Paul D., Price, Andrew J., Rector, Brian G., Reddy, Krishna N., Sheley, Roger L., Smith, Lincoln, Smith, Melissa C., Snyder, Keirith A., Tancos, Matthew A., West, Natalie M., Wheeler, Gregory S., Williams, Martin M., Wolf, Julie, Wonkka, Carissa L., Wright, Alice A., Xi, Jing, Ziska, Lew H.

“…The U.S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) has been a leader in weed science research covering topics ranging from the…”
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Boreal forest vegetation and fuel conditions 12 years after the 2004 Taylor Complex fires in Alaska, USA by Hammond, Darcy H., Strand, Eva K., Hudak, Andrew T., Newingham, Beth A.

“…Background Fire has historically been a primary control on succession and vegetation dynamics in boreal systems, although modern changing climate is…”
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Got shrubs? Precipitation mediates long-term shrub and introduced grass dynamics in chaparral communities after fire by Smith, April G., Newingham, Beth A., Hudak, Andrew T., Bright, Benjamin C.

“…Background Short-term post-fire field studies have shown that native shrub cover in chaparral ecosystems negatively affects introduced cover, which is…”
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Short- and long-term effects of ponderosa pine fuel treatments intersected by the Egley Fire Complex, Oregon, USA by Dodge, Jessie M., Strand, Eva K., Hudak, Andrew T., Bright, Benjamin C., Hammond, Darcy H., Newingham, Beth A.

“…Background Fuel treatments are widely used to alter fuels in forested ecosystems to mitigate wildfire behavior and effects. However, few studies have examined…”
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Canopy volume-aboveground biomass relationships of desert perennials and the effects of elevated CO2 by Vanier, Cheryl H, Newingham, Beth A, Smith, Stanley D

“…Known allometric relationships between aboveground plant biomass and canopy volume allow standing biomass and net primary productivity (NPP) to be estimated…”
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Canopy volume–aboveground biomass relationships of desert perennials and the effects of elevated CO2: Ecological Archives E094‐246 by Vanier, Cheryl H, Newingham, Beth A, Smith, Stanley D

“…Known allometric relationships between aboveground plant biomass and canopy volume allow standing biomass and net primary productivity (NPP) to be estimated…”
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