| Title | Juniper invasions in grasslands: research needs and intervention strategies |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Leis, SA, Blocksome, CE, Twidwell, D, Fuhlendorf, SD, Briggs, JM, Sanders, LD |
| Journal | Rangelands |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 64 - 72 |
| Accession Number | KNZ001815 |
| Abstract | • 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. |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190052817300159?via%3Dihub |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.rala.2017.03.002 |
