Effects of feral horses in Great Basin landscapes on soils and ants: Direct and indirect mechanisms

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 96-112

  Beever, E A ^a,b,d   Herrick, J E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Box 30003   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Disturbance; Equus caballus; Formica; Nevada; Pogonomyrmex

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOREGION; FERAL ORGANISM; GRAZING; HORSE; LAND MANAGEMENT;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FORMICA; FORMICIDAE; POGONOMYRMEX;

EID: 33645227075     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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