Search Results - "Veblen, Kari E."

Competition and coexistence in plant communities: intraspecific competition is stronger than interspecific competition by Adler, Peter B., Smull, Danielle, Beard, Karen H., Choi, Ryan T., Furniss, Tucker, Kulmatiski, Andrew, Meiners, Joan M., Tredennick, Andrew T., Veblen, Kari E., Comita, Liza

“…Theory predicts that intraspecific competition should be stronger than interspecific competition for any pair of stably coexisting species, yet previous…”
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Season- and Herbivore-Dependent Competition and Facilitation in a Semiarid Savanna by Veblen, Kari E.

“…Empirical and theoretical evidence suggests that facilitation between plants, when it occurs, is more likely during periods of abiotic stress, while…”
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Grass-Shrub Associations over a Precipitation Gradient and Their Implications for Restoration in the Great Basin, USA by Holthuijzen, Maike F, Veblen, Kari E

“…As environmental stress increases positive (facilitative) plant interactions often predominate. Plant-plant associations (or lack thereof) can indicate whether…”
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Relationships between Cattle and Biodiversity in Multiuse Landscape Revealed by Kenya Long-Term Exclosure Experiment by Young, Truman P., Porensky, Lauren M., Riginos, Corinna, Veblen, Kari E., Odadi, Wilfred O., Kimuyu, Duncan M., Charles, Grace K., Young, Hillary S.

“…On rangelands worldwide, cattle interact with many forms of biodiversity, most obviously with vegetation and other large herbivores. Since 1995, we have been…”
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Transplanted sagebrush "wildlings" exhibit higher survival than greenhouse-grown tubelings yet both recruit new plants by Bailey, Elizabeth C, Thacker, Eric, Monaco, Thomas A, Veblen, Kari E

“…Land uses such as crop production, livestock grazing, mining, and urban development have contributed to degradation of drylands worldwide. Loss of big…”
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Termite mound cover and abundance respond to herbivore‐mediated biotic changes in a Kenyan savanna by Charles, Grace K., Riginos, Corinna, Veblen, Kari E., Kimuyu, Duncan M., Young, Truman P.

“…Both termites and large mammalian herbivores (LMH) are savanna ecosystem engineers that have profound impacts on ecosystem structure and function. Both of…”
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Contrasting effects of different mammalian herbivores on sagebrush plant communities by Veblen, Kari E, Nehring, Kyle C, McGlone, Christopher M, Ritchie, Mark E

“…Herbivory by both grazing and browsing ungulates shapes the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, and both types of herbivory have…”
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Potential for post‐fire recovery of Greater Sage‐grouse habitat by Riginos, Corinna, Monaco, Thomas A., Veblen, Kari E., Gunnell, Kevin, Thacker, Eric, Dahlgren, David, Messmer, Terry

“…In the western United States, fire has become a significant concern in the management of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) ecosystems. This is due to…”
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Tackling aquatic invasions: risks and opportunities for the aquarium fish industry by Chang, Andrew L, Grossman, Judah D, Spezio, Teresa Sabol, Weiskel, Heidi W, Blum, Julia C, Burt, Jennifer W, Muir, Adrianna A, Piovia-Scott, Jonah, Veblen, Kari E, Grosholz, Edwin D

“…The aquarium trade is an important and rapidly growing vector for introduced species in the United States. We examined this vector by surveying pet stores in…”
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Are cattle surrogate wildlife? Savanna plant community composition explained by total herbivory more than herbivore type by Veblen, Kari E., Porensky, Lauren M., Riginos, Corinna, Young, Truman P.

“…The widespread replacement of wild ungulate herbivores by domestic livestock in African savannas is composed of two interrelated phenomena: (1) loss or…”
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Browsing wildlife and heavy grazing indirectly facilitate sapling recruitment in an East African savanna by LaMalfa, Eric M., Riginos, Corinna, Veblen, Kari E.

“…Management of tree cover, either to curb bush encroachment or to mitigate losses of woody cover to over-browsing, is a major concern in savanna ecosystems…”
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Under drought conditions, fungicide seed coating does not increase emergence of two native grass species in sagebrush stands of the Intermountain West, U.S.A by Koutzoukis, Sofia, Madsen, Matthew D., Veblen, Kari E.

“…Coating seeds with amendments to increase germination, emergence, and establishment is a promising strategy for dryland restoration. Seed coatings containing…”
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Herbivore effects on productivity vary by guild: cattle increase mean productivity while wildlife reduce variability by Charles, Grace K., Porensky, Lauren M., Riginos, Corinna, Veblen, Kari E., Young, Truman P.

“…Wild herbivores and livestock share the majority of rangelands worldwide, yet few controlled experiments have addressed their individual, additive, and…”
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Thresholds are in the eye of the beholder: plants and wildlife respond differently to short-term cattle corrals by Veblen, Kari E., Porensky, Lauren M.

“…Rangelands are governed by threshold dynamics, and factors such as drought, wildfire, and herbivory can drive change across thresholds and between ecological…”
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Herbivory and drought generate short-term stochasticity and long-term stability in a savanna understory community by Riginos, Corinna, Porensky, Lauren M., Veblen, Kari E., Young, Truman P.

“…Rainfall and herbivory are fundamental drivers of grassland plant dynamics, yet few studies have examined long-term interactions between these factors in an…”
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Targeted grazing reduces a widespread wetland plant invader with minimal nutrient impacts, yet native community recovery is limited by Rohal, Christine B., Duncan, Brittany, Follstad Shah, Jennifer, Veblen, Kari E., Kettenring, Karin M.

“…Targeted grazing to control undesirable plant species is increasingly of interest across a diversity of ecosystems, particularly as an alternative or…”
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Season of grazing interacts with soil texture, selecting for associations of biocrust morphogroups by Condon, Lea A., Rosentreter, Roger, Veblen, Kari E., Coates, Peter S.

“…Livestock grazing, a widespread land use in semi-arid systems, is often placed in opposition to the perpetuation of biological soil crusts (“biocrusts”:…”
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Native and domestic browsers and grazers reduce fuels, fire temperatures, and acacia ant mortality in an African savanna by Kimuyu, Duncan M, Sensenig, Ryan L, Riginos, Corinna, Veblen, Kari E, Young, Truman P

“…Despite the importance of fire and herbivory in structuring savanna systems, few replicated experiments have examined the interactive effects of herbivory and…”
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Restoration islands: a tool for efficiently restoring dryland ecosystems? by Hulvey, Kristin B., Leger, Elizabeth A., Porensky, Lauren M., Roche, Leslie M., Veblen, Kari E., Fund, Adam, Shaw, Julea, Gornish, Elise S.

“…Restoration islands are concentrated plantings in strategic locations, created to efficiently use resources to achieve restoration goals. These methods have…”
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Addressing barriers to proactive restoration of at‐risk sagebrush communities: a causal layered analysis by Calzado‐Martinez, Carmen, Brunson, Mark W., Koutzoukis, Sofia, Baggio, Jacopo, Veblen, Kari E.

“…Restoration success in degraded rangelands often depends on a site's resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasive plants. Because it is more difficult…”
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