Rangeland Monitoring and Fire: Wildfires and Prescribed Burning, Nutrient Cycling, and Plant Succession

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-438

  Taylor, C A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal Demand; Disturbance; Forage Production; Grazing Management; Inventory; Prescribed Fire; Vegetation Management

Indexed keywords

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND; SUCCESSION;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142039826     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713936109     Document Type: Article

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