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Inspire Session

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

INS 12-4 - Using resilience and resistance indictors to prioritize management actions in the 21st century

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Location: 253
Sagebrush ecosystems are transitioning to new alternative states, but at landscape scales management interventions to stop the change have been largely unsuccessful. Information on resilience (recovery potential) and invasive plant resistance (R&R) increases our ability to prioritize areas for management and determine effective strategies. Coupling indicators of R&R with high value resources and major threats illustrates where resources are likely to transition and where management interventions are likely to succeed. Integrating projected changes in both climate and human land use and development, and utilizing adaptive strategies, like the RAD framework (resist, accept and direct), is a critical next step.