%0 Journal Article %J Rangelands %D 2017 %T Juniper invasions in grasslands: research needs and intervention strategies %A Leis, Sherry A. %A Blocksome, Carol E. %A Twidwell, Dirac %A Fuhlendorf, Sam D. %A J. M. Briggs %A Sanders, Larry D. %X • Despite prescribed fire programs, invasive juniper trees are increasing in the Great Plains. • Continued encroachment of junipers in the Great Plains, especially eastern redcedar and Ashe’s juniper, is degrading grasslands and increasing health concerns through pollen production. • Biological and ecological research needs include effects on soil and water as well as restoration potential after a mature invasion is treated. • The interface of social science, ecology, economics, and policy may yield productive approaches to slowing the invasion. %B Rangelands %V 39 %P 64 - 72 %G eng %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190052817300159?via%3Dihub %N 2 %M KNZ001815 %R 10.1016/j.rala.2017.03.002