Restoring riparian meadows currently dominated by Artemisa using alternative state concepts - Above-ground vegetation response

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 237-246

  Wright, J Michael ^a   Chambers, Jeanne C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Above ground; Biomass; Dry meadow; Great Basin; Species composition

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; CHENOPODIUM; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; DESCURAINIA PINNATA; LEYMUS; LEYMUS CINEREUS; LEYMUS TRITICOIDES; POA; POA SECUNDA; POACEAE; RIPARIA; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0036996276     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2002.tb00553.x     Document Type: Article

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