Sagebrush-steppe vegetation dynamics and restoration potential in the interior Columbia Basin, U.S.A.

Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1243-1255

  Hemstrom, Miles A ^a   Wisdom, Michael J ^a   Hann, Wendel J ^b   Rowland, Mary M ^c   Wales, Barbara C ^a   Gravenmier, Rebecca A ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STEPPE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CENTROCERCUS; CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS; PHASIANIDAE; SALVIA;

EID: 0036793194     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.01075.x     Document Type: Article

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