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Risk of Cropland Conversion in Sagebrush Rangelands Cropland conversion is anticipated to continue westward from the Great Plains into the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) biome – the most intact biome remaining in the conterminous United States. However, relatively little is known about the extent and risk of cropland conversion to sagebrush ecosystems and the landscape scale benefits of easements in averting loss of ecological function. Therefore, our goals were to 1) quantify the cropland area of the sagebrush biome, 2) identify where the highest quality sagebrush rangelands are most at risk to future cropland conversion, and 3) estimate the ecological benefits of conservation easements to adjacent public lands. We found that croplands span 14.4 million ha in the sagebrush... Categories: Data; Types: Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: conservation easements, cropland conversion, prioritization, raster, risk model, All tags... sagebrush, Fewer tags