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This journal article by Brian Miller and others, published in the journal Ecosphere, demonstrates how a scenario planning process can be combined with a state-and-transition simulation model of vegetation dynamics to inform land management decisions for rangelands in the face of climate change. The study highlights the benefits and challenges of engaging stakeholders in the development of simulation models to support decision making.  The authors also identify some key tradeoffs between grazer density and vegetation composition, as well as between the short‐ and long‐term costs of invasive species management.