Effects of grazing exclusion on rangeland vegetation and soils, east central Idaho

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-102

  Yeo, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptogams; Erosion; Grazing exclosures; Long term vegetation change; Screening cover; Vegetative cover; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA; POA; POA SECUNDA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 17644419686     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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