Western ragweed effects on herbaceous standing crop in Great Plains grasslands

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-341

  Vermeire, Lance T ^a   Gillen, Robert L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ambrosia psilostachya; Grazing effects; Plant competition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GRASS; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERB; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RANGELAND;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA PSILOSTACHYA; BOS TAURUS; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0033922769     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003442     Document Type: Article

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