Targeted Ecosystem Management: Monitoring Shows Managing for Sagebrush Ecological Integrity is Working

The special issue of Rangeland Ecology & Management

This collection of 20 peer-reviewed articles includes more than 70 authors and coauthors representing more than 20 different organizations from federal and state land management agencies to universities and NGOs.

This research exemplifies the interdisciplinary, cross-boundary, and collaborative efforts needed to move sagebrush conservation forward.

Photo: Jeremy Roberts

Explore the Research

The special issue of Rangeland Ecology & Management is broken into six themes outlined below. Each theme includes several articles. Navigate through the articles using the layout below by hovering and clicking on the dots at the bottom of each block (each dot is linked to an article that falls within that theme). A complete list of the articles (with links) is also included on the Explore the Research page.

START HERE: THE STATE OF THE SAGEBRUSH

THEME 1
Business-As-Usual Won’t Work to Save the Sagebrush Sea

THEME 2
Better Spatial Targeting Can Improve Outcomes

THEME 3
Conservation Planning is Needed to Develop Realistic Business Plans

THEME 4
Targeted Ecosystem Management: Monitoring Shows Managing for Sagebrush Ecological Integrity is Working

THEME 5
Maintaining Sagebrush Ecological Integrity is Ecologically Relevant

THEME 6
There is Only Hope if We Manage Change

The State of the Sagebrush: Implementing the Sagebrush Conservation Design to Save a Biome
Closing the Conservation Gap in the Sagebrush Biome: Spatial Targeting and Exceptional Coordination are Needed for Conservation Efforts to Keep Pace with Ecosystem Losses
Climate Change Amplifies Ongoing Declines of Sagebrush Ecological Integrity
Well-connected Core Areas Retain Ecological Integrity of Sagebrush Ecosystems Amidst Overall Declines from 2001-2021
A Spatial Prioritization of Conifer Management to Defend and Grow Sagebrush Cores
A Strategic and Science-based Framework for Management of Invasive Annual Grasses in the Sagebrush Biome
Modeling Cropland Conversion Risk to Scale-up Averted Loss of Core Sagebrush Rangelands
Will It Burn? Characterizing Wildfire Risk for the Sagebrush Conservation Design
An Assessment of Conservation Opportunities within Sagebrush Ecosystems of U.S. National Parks and Wildlife Refuges
An Interactive Tool to Promote Stepping Down the Sagebrush Conservation Design to Local Conservation Planning
From a Bird to a Biome: Do Sage Grouse Initiative Efforts Contribute to Conservation of the Sagebrush Ecosystem?
Using Satellite Remote Sensing to Assess Shrubland Vegetation Responses to Largescale Juniper Removal in the Northern Great Basin
Cooperative Conservation Actions Improve Sage-Grouse Population Performance within the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment
Evaluating the Sagebrush Conservation Design Strategy through the Performance of a Sagebrush Indicator Species
Defend and Grow the Core for Birds: How a Sagebrush Conservation Strategy Benefits Rangeland Birds
The Carbon Security Index: A Novel Approach to Assessing How Secure Carbon Is in Sagebrush Ecosystems within the Great Basin
Crossing the Chasm: Using Technical Transfer to Bridge Science Production and Management Action
Assessing Conservation Readiness: The Where, Who, and How of Strategic Conservation in the Sagebrush Biome
Where Do We Go from Here with Sagebrush Conservation: A Long-Term Perspective?
There is No Hope Without Change: A Perspective on How We Conserve the Sagebrush Biome

START HERE: THE STATE OF THE SAGEBRUSH

THEME 1
Business-As-Usual Won’t Work to Save the Sagebrush Sea

THEME 2
Better Spatial Targeting Can Improve Outcomes

THEME 3
Conservation Planning is Needed to Develop Realistic Business Plans

THEME 4
Targeted Ecosystem Management: Monitoring Shows Managing for Sagebrush Ecological Integrity is Working

THEME 5
Maintaining Sagebrush Ecological Integrity is Ecologically Relevant

THEME 6
There is Only Hope if We Manage Change

The State of the Sagebrush: Implementing the Sagebrush Conservation Design to Save a Biome
Closing the Conservation Gap in the Sagebrush Biome: Spatial Targeting and Exceptional Coordination are Needed for Conservation Efforts to Keep Pace with Ecosystem Losses
Climate Change Amplifies Ongoing Declines of Sagebrush Ecological Integrity
Well-connected Core Areas Retain Ecological Integrity of Sagebrush Ecosystems Amidst Overall Declines from 2001-2021
A Spatial Prioritization of Conifer Management to Defend and Grow Sagebrush Cores
A Strategic and Science-based Framework for Management of Invasive Annual Grasses in the Sagebrush Biome
Modeling Cropland Conversion Risk to Scale-up Averted Loss of Core Sagebrush Rangelands
Will It Burn? Characterizing Wildfire Risk for the Sagebrush Conservation Design
An Assessment of Conservation Opportunities within Sagebrush Ecosystems of U.S. National Parks and Wildlife Refuges
An Interactive Tool to Promote Stepping Down the Sagebrush Conservation Design to Local Conservation Planning
From a Bird to a Biome: Do Sage Grouse Initiative Efforts Contribute to Conservation of the Sagebrush Ecosystem?
Using Satellite Remote Sensing to Assess Shrubland Vegetation Responses to Largescale Juniper Removal in the Northern Great Basin
Cooperative Conservation Actions Improve Sage-Grouse Population Performance within the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment
Evaluating the Sagebrush Conservation Design Strategy through the Performance of a Sagebrush Indicator Species
Defend and Grow the Core for Birds: How a Sagebrush Conservation Strategy Benefits Rangeland Birds
The Carbon Security Index: A Novel Approach to Assessing How Secure Carbon Is in Sagebrush Ecosystems within the Great Basin
Crossing the Chasm: Using Technical Transfer to Bridge Science Production and Management Action
Operationalizing Strategic Conservation: A Multi-level Framework to Identify Opportunities and Actions
Where Do We Go from Here with Sagebrush Conservation: A Long-Term Perspective?
There is No Hope Without Change: A Perspective on How We Conserve the Sagebrush Biome