Rachel M. Gregg Laura Marshall Jill Beckmann Phillip J. van Mantgem Donald A. Falk Jon Keeley Anthony C. Caprio Jonathan D. Coop Paula J. Fornwalt Collin Haffey R. Keala Hagmann Stephen Jackson Ann M. Lynch Ellis Q. Margolis Christopher Marks Marc D. Meyer Hugh Safford Alexandra Dunya Syphard Alan H. Taylor Craig Wilcox Dennis Carril Carolyn Armstrong Enquist David W. Huffman Jose Iniguez Nicole A. Molinari Christina M Restaino Jens T. Stevens Christopher H. Guiterman 2022 Forest and nonforest ecosystems of the western United States are experiencing major transformations in response to land-use change, climate warming, and their interactive effects with wildland fire. Some ecosystems are transitioning to persistent alternative types, hereafter called “vegetation type conversion” (VTC). VTC is one of the most pressing management issues in the southwestern US, yet current strategies to intervene and address change often use trial-and-error approaches devised after the fact. To better understand how to manage VTC, we gathered managers, scientists, and practitioners from across the southwestern US to collect their experiences with VTC challenges, management responses, and outcomes. application/pdf 10.1186/s42408-022-00131-w en Springer Vegetation type conversion in the US Southwest: Frontline observations and management responses article