Plant species diversity in a grassland plant community: Evidence for forbs as a critical management consideration

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-230

  Pokorny, Monica L ^a   Sheley, Roger L ^a   Svejcar, Tony J ^b   Engel, Richard E ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community composition; Forbs; Functional group diversity; Grasslands; Species diversity; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON; FESTUCA; FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA SPICATA;

EID: 2442625637     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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