Assessing big sagebrush at multiple spatial scales

By Michael G. Karl

Subjects: Vegetation monitoring, Vegetation dynamics, Habitat (Ecology), Ecology, Sagebrush, Big sagebrush, Range ecology, Sage grouse, Habitat

Description: This technical note describes how big sagebrush habitats (Artemisia tridentata, including Wyoming, basin, and mountain subspecies) are being assessed and managed at multiple spatial scales within a Bureau of Land Management resource area in southeast Oregon. It shows how the assessment results can be used to make determinations pertaining to standards and guidelines for greater sage-grouse and other animals that use sagebrush habitats.