Prediction of cheatgrass field germination potential using wet thermal accumulation

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 613-623

  Roundy, Bruce A ^a   Hardegree, Stuart P ^b   Chambers, Jeanne C ^c   Whittaker, Alison ^d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d Utah Division Wildlife Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Big sagebrush; Disturbance; Fire; Great Basin; Heat accumulation; Soil temperature; Soil water; Thermal germination models; Weed invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTURBANCE; GERMINATION; GRASS; HERBICIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; PREDICTION; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; WEATHER; WEED;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 36749075130     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-206R3.1     Document Type: Article

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