Fire season and simulated grazing differentially affect the stability and drought resilience of a C4 bunchgrass, C3 bunchgrass and C4 lawngrass

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-384

  Castellano, M J ^a   Ansley, R J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bouteloua curtipendula; Buchloe dactyloides; Coefficient of variation; Disturbance; Nasella leucotricha; Population dynamics; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; DISTURBANCE; DROUGHT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FIRE; FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; BUCHLOE; BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES; NASSELLA; NASSELLA LEUCOTRICHA; POACEAE;

EID: 33846604315     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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