While floods make headlines, much of western North America is still in #drought - and that can be GOOD news for natives!
Shallow-rooted invaders like #cheatgrass, #redbrome & #Russianthistle struggle in dry spells, giving drought-adapted plants the edge. πΏπͺ
#WSWS #weedscience
π₯πΏ #Invasiveplants like #cheatgrass, #medusahead, and #buffelgrass are more than just eyesores - they're #wildfire accelerants.
These fast-growing, fast-drying invadersβ¦.π§΅
Simulating #sagebrushβ #cheatgrass plant community biomass production in the Great Basin using ALMANAC
acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... via Crop Science #PlantScience #Model
Ecological #resilience and #resistance to #cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) #invasion in southwestern U.S. drylands: www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/...
The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation has awarded over $400,000 to conservation nonprofits Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever to reduce #InvasiveGrasses & improve rangeland & #WildlifeHabitat across Idaho.
https://buff.ly/40qpagP #PublicLands #PrivateLands #cheatgrass
Differentiating #Cheatgrass & #Medusahead #Phenology Characteristics, #USWest #Rangelands
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doi.org/10.3390/rs16...
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #vegetation #grassland #EAG #invasivespecies #management #habitat #economicimpact #ecosystem #model #remotesensing #NDVI #metrics #mitigation #landcover #NLDI
Check out my piece on #homebrewing with #cheatgrass in @BeerAdvocate mag #70: beeradvocate.com/community/threads/beerad... #craftbeer #beerscience