In the Great Basin Desert, Many Areas Are Dominated by Sagebrush

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Essay

In the Great Basin Desert, many areas are dominated by sagebrush (Artemesia tridentata). Before settlement by Europeans, these areas had a greater diversity of native plants. What might have happened to cause the dominance of sagebrush?

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