Honey mesquite influences on Chihuahuan desert vegetation

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-52

  Warren, Alan ^a   Holechek, Jerry ^a   Cardenas, Manual ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

brush management; cattle; forage; range improvement; rangelands

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; POACEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; MIMOSACEAE;

FORAGE PRODUCTION; WEED CONTROL;

USA, NEW MEXICO, CHIHUAHUAN DESERT;

EID: 0029661557     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002724     Document Type: Article

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