Effects of habitat management treatments on plant community composition and biomass in a Montane wetland

Wetlands

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 570-587

  Austin, Jane E ^a   Keough, Janet R ^a,b   Pyle, William H ^c,d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Idaho Fishery Resource Office   (United States)

^d Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental gradient; Grazing; Hydrology; Idaho; Idle; Prescribed burning

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GRAZING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS; ELEOCHARIS; JUNCUS BALTICUS;

EID: 55949129955     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[570:EOHMTO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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