Measuring plant diversity in the tall threetip sagebrush steppe: Influence of previous grazing management practices

Environmental Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 234-245

  Seefeldt, Steven S ^a   Mccoy, Scott D ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Modified Whittaker plots; Sagebrush steppe; Seasonal grazing; Tall threetip sagebrush; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; VEGETATION;

SAGEBRUSH STEPPE; THREETIP SAGEBRUSH; VEGETATION COMPOSITION; VEGETATION MEASUREMENTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GRAZING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; STEPPE; WILDFIRE;

ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FIRE; GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RESEARCH; SAGEBRUSH; SAMPLE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPRING; TIME; VEGETATION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHEEP;

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS;

DUBOIS; IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIPARTITA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FIRES; PLANTS, EDIBLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHEEP;

EID: 1342327488     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-0073-7     Document Type: Article

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