Herbaceous succession after burning of cut western juniper trees

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-25

  Bates, Jon D ^a   Svejcar, Tony J ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual grass; Bromus tectorum; Fire; Juniperus occidentalis; Litter; Squirreltail; Thurber's needlegrass

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; ELYMUS ELYMOIDES; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 66949132954     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.069.0120     Document Type: Article

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