Comparing alternative management strategies of fire, grazing, and weed control using spatial modeling

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 209, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 249-263

  Provencher, Louis ^a   Forbis, Tara A ^a,b   Frid, Leonardo ^c   Medlyn, Gary ^d  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c ESSA Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

^d Elko Field Office Bureau of Land Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Bureau of Land Management; Ecological thresholds; Great Basin; State and transition models; TELSA; VDDT

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FARMS; HERBICIDES; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL THRESHOLDS; FIRE MANAGEMENTS; GREAT BASIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERENNIAL PLANT; SIMULATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WEED CONTROL;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35948947354     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.06.030     Document Type: Article

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