Soil properties and species diversity of grazed crested wheatgrass and native rangelands

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-358

  Krzic, Maja ^a   Broersma, Klaas ^a   Thompson, Don J ^a   Bomke, Arthur A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Bluebunch wheatgrass; Penetration resistance; Root biomass; Soil C; Soil N

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGELAND; REVEGETATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; BOS TAURUS; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 0033949763     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003445     Document Type: Article

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