Fringed sagebrush response to sward disturbances: Seedling dynamics and plant growth

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 228-233

  Bai, Yuguang ^a,b   Romo, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artemisia frigida Willd.; Northern Mixed Prairie; patch dynamics; population dynamics; safe sites; seed reserves; seedling emergence

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0029812891     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002883     Document Type: Article

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