Multi-decadal impacts of grazing on soil physical and biogeochemical properties in southeast Utah

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-95

  Neff, J C ^a,b   Reynolds, R L ^a   Belnap, J ^c   Lamothe, P ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid; Carbon; Desert; Erosion; Grazing; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Soil; Soil crust; Utah

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; WIND EROSION;

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13944259099     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0268     Document Type: Article

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