Cytotype and local adaptation drive phenotypic variation in two subspecies of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)

Roop, S.R.; Reinhardt, K.; Aho, K.; Germino, M.J.; Richardson, B.A. 2025. Cytotype and local adaptation drive phenotypic variation in two subspecies of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata). Ecosphere. 16(3): e70206.  

Annual‐perennial lifespan variation in Chaenactis douglasii suggests a drought escape strategy in warm‐arid environments

Amos, C.H.; Richardson, B.A.; Barga, S.; Kilkenny, F.F.; Dumroese, R.K. 2024. Annual‐perennial lifespan variation in Chaenactis douglasii suggests a drought escape strategy in warm‐arid environments. American Journal of Botany. 111: e16391.

Evaluating native seed mixes for post-fire seeding the Great Basin

Kilkenny, F.F.; Ott, J. 2020. Evaluating native seed mixes for post-fire seeding the Great Basin. Webinar hosted by Natural Areas Association on July 28, 2020.

Four paths toward realizing the full potential of using native plants during ecosystem restoration in the Intermountain West

Baughman, O.; Kulpa, S.; Sheley, R. 2022. Four paths toward realizing the full potential of using native plants during ecosystem restoration in the Intermountain West. Rangelands. 44(3): 218-226.

Annual-perennial lifespan variation in Chaenactis douglasii suggests a drought escape strategy in warm-arid environments

Amos, C.H.; Richardson, B.A.; Barga, S.; Kilkenny, F.F.; Dumroese, R.K. 2024. Annual-perennial lifespan variation in Chaenactis douglasii suggests a drought escape strategy in warm-arid environments. American Journal of Botany. 111(9): e16391.

Fine-scale spatial genetic structure in a locally abundant native bunchgrass (Achnatherum thurberianum) including distinct lineages revealed within seed transfer zones

Osuna-Mascaro, C.; Agneray, A.C.; Galland, L.M.; Leger, E.A.; Parchman, T.L. 2023. Fine-scale spatial genetic structure in a locally abundant native bunchgrass (Achnatherum thurberianum) including distinct lineages revealed within seed transfer zones. Evolutionary Applications. 16(5): 979-996.

Genomic and common garden approaches yield complementary results for quantifying environmental drivers of local adaptation in rubber rabbitbrush, a foundational Great Basin shrub

Faske, T.M.; Agneray, A.C.; Jahner, J.P.; Sheta, L.M.; Leger, E.A.; Parchman, T.L. 2021. Genomic and common garden approaches yield complementary results for quantifying environmental drivers of local adaptation in rubber rabbitbrush, a foundational Great Basin shrub. Evolutionary Applications. 14(12): 2881-2900.

Using climate-driven adaptive evolution to guide seed sourcing for restoration in a diverse North American herb-shrub species

Johnson, R.C.; Love, S.L.; Carver, D.; Irish, B.M. 2022. Using climate-driven adaptive evolution to guide seed sourcing for restoration in a diverse North American herb-shrub species. Restoration Ecology. 31(4): e13856.

Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project: 2007 progress report

Shaw, Nancy; Pellant, Mike. 2008. Great Basin Native Plant Selection and Increase Project: 2007 progress report. Boise, ID: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 178 p.

Integrating evolutionary potential and ecological function into agricultural seed production to meet demands for the decade of restoration

Leger, E.A.; Agneray, A.C.; Baughman, O.W.; Brummer, E.C.; Erickson, T.E.; Hufford, K.M.; Kettenring, K.M. 2021. Integrating evolutionary potential and ecological function into agricultural seed production to meet demands for the decade of restoration. Restoration Ecology. e13543