Burning and seeding influence soil surface morphology in an Artemisia shrubland in southern Idaho

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Hilty, Julie H ^a   Eldridge, David J ^b   Rosentreter, Roger ^a   Wicklow Howard, Marcia C ^c  

^a US Department of the Interior Bureau Land Management Idaho   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological soil crust; Lichens; Post fire revegetation; Range seeding; Sagebrush steppe; Soil surface morphology

Indexed keywords

BURNING; MORPHOLOGY; SEEDING; SHRUBLAND; SOIL SURFACE;

UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA WYOMINGENSIS; BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0037227712     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980301593     Document Type: Article

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