Wildfire effects and post-fire responses of an invasive mesquite population: The interactive importance of grazing and non-native herbaceous species invasion

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 453-466

  Kupfer, John A ^a   Miller, Jay D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Fire simulation; Grazing; Invasive species; Lovegrass; Mesquite; USA; Wildfire; Woody encroachment

Indexed keywords

ERADICATION; GRAZING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; WEED CONTROL; WILDFIRE;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; SONOITA VALLEY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS; ERAGROSTIS; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS VELUTINA; VELUTINA;

EID: 15944423243     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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