Fire and restoration of sagebrush ecosystems

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-185

  Baker, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia spp.; Fire history; Fire rotation; Prescribed fire; Sagebrush

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ARBUSCULA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA VASEYANA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA WYOMINGENSIS; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 33646570229     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[177:FAROSE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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