Influence of nitrogen on antelope bitterbrush seedling establishment

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 536-540

  Young, James A ^a   Clements, Charlie D ^a   Blank, Robert R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrification; Nitrogen enrichment; Purshia tridentata; Rodent predation; Seedling recruitment

Indexed keywords

ANTELOPE BITTERBRUSH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

ANTELOPE; PURSHIA TRIDENTATA; RODENTIA; ROSACEAE; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0030754670     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003710     Document Type: Article

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