Does herbicide weed control increase livestock production on non-equilibrium rangeland?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^a   Engle, David M ^a   O'Meilia, Christopher M ^a   Weir, John R ^a   Cummings, D Chad ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Biodiversity; Cattle performance; Competition; Conservation; Great plains; Invasive species; Mixed prairie; Plant species composition; Vegetation dynamics; Weed control

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CANOPY; CATTLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GRASS; HERBICIDE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RANGELAND; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WEED CONTROL;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

BOS;

EID: 67349109408     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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