Recovery of biological soil crusts following wildfire in Idaho

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-96

  Hilty, Julie H ^a   Eldridge, David J ^b   Rosentreter, Roger ^a   Wicklow Howard, Marcia C ^c   Pellant, Mike ^a  

^a US Department of the Interior Bureau Land Management Idaho   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning; Cryptogamic crust; Lichen; Microphytic crust; Moss; Sagebrush

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; RECOVERY; SOIL CRUST;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 23844504303     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2004)057[0089:robscf]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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