The contribution of spatial dimensions to state and transition models for a sagebrush system

This figure conceptualizes the spatial scale versus the disturbance space for a sagebrush system with two possible endpoints. A sagebrush system with a stable grass understory represents one stable endpoint and a cheatgrass dominated system the second stable endpoint with an intermediate mosaic representing and unstable habitat. It is a portion of chapter 5: Sagebrush Ecosystems: Dynamics of Primary Sagebrush Habitats in the larger document: Conservation and Assessment of Greater sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitat. Western Associations of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 2004.