Browsing and plant age relationships to winter protein and fiber of big sagebrush subspecies

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 620-623

  Wambolt, Carl L ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age class; Artemisia tridentata; Browse use class; Winter range

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DIGESTIBILITY; HERBIVORY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RANGELAND;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 15944412120     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2004)057[0620:bapart]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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