Seeding is a key management tool for arid rangeland. In these systems, however, seeded species often fail to establish. A recent study in Wyoming big sagebrush steppe suggested that over 90% of seeded native grass individuals die before seedlings emerged. This current study examines the timing and rate of seed germination, seedling emergence, and seedling death related to this demographic bottleneck. We seeded monocultures of two native perennial bunchgrasses, Pseudoroegenaria spicata (Pursh) Á. Löve and Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey, and one introduced bunchgrass, Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult., in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and tracked sown seed and seedling fate. Across the study years and species we found that germination was ...
The widespread proliferation (or 'encroachment') of trees and shrubs in grasslands over the past 150...
The effect of plant and soil disturbances on seed density, species richness, and seed longevity of t...
Sagebrush steppe ecosystems have been impacted by climate change, grazing, and invasive plants. Whil...
Establishing perennial grasses from seed in postdisturbance Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemesia trident...
Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) plant communities in the Great Basin region are being severel...
Year-to-year variability in field seedling emergence in arid rangelands poses questions about the vi...
Attempts to establish native grasses in revegetation projects in semidesert grasslands in the Southw...
Rangelands occupy over a third of global land area, and in many cases are in less than optimum condi...
Annual forbs form short-term persistent soil seed banks whereas perennial grasses form mostly transi...
Seed size and germination behavior affect performance of early seedlings. The purpose of this study ...
Graduation date: 2014Biological plant invasions are diminishing the ecological integrity and functio...
Thousands of hectares of warm-season grass plantings in Iowa have few to no native forbs. Diversifyi...
At a mountain rangeland site in southeastern Idaho, a mixture of five grasses was drilled at 10 and ...
The semi-arid sagebrush steppe ecosystem is one of the largest biomes in North America. The steppe p...
Periodic summer rainstorms in some semi-arid regions result in variable soil moisture and differenti...
The widespread proliferation (or 'encroachment') of trees and shrubs in grasslands over the past 150...
The effect of plant and soil disturbances on seed density, species richness, and seed longevity of t...
Sagebrush steppe ecosystems have been impacted by climate change, grazing, and invasive plants. Whil...
Establishing perennial grasses from seed in postdisturbance Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemesia trident...
Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) plant communities in the Great Basin region are being severel...
Year-to-year variability in field seedling emergence in arid rangelands poses questions about the vi...
Attempts to establish native grasses in revegetation projects in semidesert grasslands in the Southw...
Rangelands occupy over a third of global land area, and in many cases are in less than optimum condi...
Annual forbs form short-term persistent soil seed banks whereas perennial grasses form mostly transi...
Seed size and germination behavior affect performance of early seedlings. The purpose of this study ...
Graduation date: 2014Biological plant invasions are diminishing the ecological integrity and functio...
Thousands of hectares of warm-season grass plantings in Iowa have few to no native forbs. Diversifyi...
At a mountain rangeland site in southeastern Idaho, a mixture of five grasses was drilled at 10 and ...
The semi-arid sagebrush steppe ecosystem is one of the largest biomes in North America. The steppe p...
Periodic summer rainstorms in some semi-arid regions result in variable soil moisture and differenti...
The widespread proliferation (or 'encroachment') of trees and shrubs in grasslands over the past 150...
The effect of plant and soil disturbances on seed density, species richness, and seed longevity of t...
Sagebrush steppe ecosystems have been impacted by climate change, grazing, and invasive plants. Whil...