Recovery of a high elevation plant community after packhorse grazing

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 541-545

  Olson Rutz, K M ^a   Marlow, C B ^a   Hansen, K ^a   Gagnon, L C ^a   Rossi, R J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

grazing response; ground cover; horse; plant growth

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

GRAZING; HORSE; MONTANE ENVIRONMENT; PACKHORSE; PLANT COMMUNITY; VEGETATION RECOVERY;

EID: 0029659337     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002296     Document Type: Article

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