Pastureland Conservation Assessment Studies

A conceptual framework that advances our understanding of the nexus between plant litter decomposition and SOM formation and leads to improved models of C and N cycling in terrestrial ecosystems is developed and utilized in this study.

The <scp>M</scp> icrobial <scp>E</scp> fficiency‐ <scp>M</scp> atrix <scp>S</scp> tabilization ( <scp>MEMS</scp> ) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter? · 2012 · Colorado · 3257 citations

Oak Forests lacking adequate fire regimes may not be resilient to threats. Loss of oak dominance in numerous forests in which fire has been excluded during the twentieth century, and the lack of such patterns in forests periodically burned, should be considered important indirect evidence that fire played a vital role in maintaining oak dominance before European settlement.

Fire and the Development of Oak Forests · 1992 · Pennsylvania · 1024 citations

State-and-transition models and rangeland health procedures have developed in parallel and should be considered together at the beginning.

State-and-Transition Models, Thresholds, and Rangeland Health: A Synthesis of Ecological Concepts and Perspectives · 2005 · Texas · 439 citations