Forest stand dynamics and livestock grazing in historical context

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1658-1662

  Borman, Michael M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Fire suppression; Forest fire; Historical grazing; Ponderosa pine

Indexed keywords

FOREST FIRE; FOREST HEALTH; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; STAND DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 28344439195     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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