This work includes several closely-related projects supported by funding from the U.S. We utilize ecological simulation models and geostatistical analysis of sagebrush ecohydrological niche to generate useful forecasts of how sagebrush ecosystems may change in the future. Developing such widely applicable insights requires integrating ecological models that can represent edaphic and climatic variability and spatial analysis tools that describe geographic patterns. In conjunction with collaborators at the University of Wyoming, SBSC scientists are working to represent regional-scale variability and provide range-wide understanding about how sagebrush is influenced by climate and soils. Strategies for effectively generating relevant regional-scale resource management are extremely limited. The overall goal of this work is to understand how changes in climate and associated ecohydrological conditions will impact sagebrush ecosystems over the next century. Products from this research are designed to help address many of those knowledge gaps. In particular, effective long-term sage grouse conservation relies on understanding the structural complexity, plant species composition, and geographic distribution of sagebrush ecosystems in the future. Sagebrush ecosystems provide crucial wildlife habitat and numerous ecosystem services. ![]() ![]() ![]() More than a dozen sage grouse in a shrubland/grassland in southwest Wyoming.
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