Old-field grassland successional dynamics following cessation of chronic disturbance

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 431-436

  Tunnell, Susan J ^a,b   Engle, David M ^a   Jorgensen, Eric E ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Festuca arundinacea; Heavy grazing; Redundancy Analysis (RDA); Species richness

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

FESTUCA; MAMMALIA; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 2542441039     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02281.x     Document Type: Article

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