Modulation of diversity by grazing and mowing in native tallgrass prairie

Science

Volumn 280, Issue 5364, 1998, Pages 745-747

  Collins, Scott L ^a   Knapp, Alan K ^b   Briggs, John M ^b   Blair, John M ^b   Steinauer, Ernest M ^c  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MOWING; PRAIRIE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; GRASS; GROWTH REGULATION; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BISON;

EID: 0032076610     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5364.745     Document Type: Article

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