Comparison of 2 techniques for monitoring vegetation on military lands

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 446-454

  Prosser, C W ^a,d   Skinner, K M ^b   Sedivec, K K ^c  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Pest Management Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Grassland vegetation; Land Condition Trend Analysis; Plant community; Prairie; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND MANAGEMENT; MILITARY LAND; PRAIRIE;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; CYPERACEAE;

EID: 0141993582     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003835     Document Type: Article

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