Technical Abstract: Ecologically-based invasive plant management (EBIPM) recognizes the need to systematically repair key ecological processes, such that an ecosystem can transition to an alternative state and yield desirable ecosystem services. To assist researchers and managers to the adoption of EBIPM, we first illustrate how the EBIPM framework was used to identify ecological processes within an invaded salt desert shrubland ecosystem and to guide the selection of a management strategy. We then summarize the outcome of how management tools and strategies impacted these processes, provide a descriptive re-assessment of the post-management state, and discuss ways to refine future restoration activities.