Implications of climate change for avian conservation in Great Plains landscapes

Funded project resulted in 6 publications covering various aspects related to shorebird/grassland bird migration, climate and nesting success in the great plains region.

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Is management of an invasive grass Agropyron cristatum contingent on environmental variation?

* 1 The control of invasive species is a challenge heightened by the dependency of management outcomes on environmental variation. This is especially true for plants invading semi-arid habitats, where growing season precipitation varies greatly among years. * 2 Agropyron cristatum is an invasive grass widely introduced in the Great Plains of North America. We studied its demographic responses to management using field experiments and matrix population models. Plants were clipped to simulate grazing, treated with herbicide or left unmanaged, at three levels of water availability, for 2 years. * 3 Growth rates (?) were high in unmanaged populations. Clipped populations were mainly stable, whereas ? for herbicide-treated...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation, Journal Citation; Tags: Journal of Applied Ecology, elasticity analysis, management evaluation, management treatments, matrix population models, All tags... native grassland, precipitation, Fewer tags