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Session: : 21st-century Trajectories of Big Sagebrush Plant Communities

INS 12-5 - Climate-sensitive rangeland resistance and resilience indicators for the 21st century

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Location: 253

    Presenting Author(s)

  • DS

    Daniel R. Schlaepfer

    USGS Southwest Biological Science Center / Northern Arizona University
    Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

    • Co-author(s)

  • JC

    Jeanne C. Chambers, PhD

    Senior Scientist Emeritus
    USDA-ARS
    Reno, Nevada, United States

  • JB

    Jessi L. Brown

    USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

  • DB

    David I. Board, MS

    Ecologist/Data Analyst
    USDA Forest Service, RMRS
    Reno, Nevada, United States

Information on ecological resilience (capacity to recover) and resistance (ability to limit invasive species) is aiding management and restoration in the western U.S.; however, stressors of these systems are intensifying with climate change. Here, we quantified the impacts of projected future climate across the sagebrush region using a recently-developed R&R algorithm based on ecologically-relevant and climate-sensitive predictors. We hope that these projections of future R&R will be useful for informing resource management decisions related to long-term risk assessments, conservation and restoration prioritization, and management strategies that promote climate adaptation in sagebrush ecosystems.