Interaction of historical and nonhistorical disturbances maintains native plant communities

Ecological Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1536-1545

  Davies, K W ^a   Svejcar, T J ^a   Bates, J D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Bromus tectorum; Cheatgrass; Ecosystem management; Fire; Grazing; Historical conditions; Invasive plants; Northern Great Basin experimental range, Oregon, USA; Prior disturbance; Sagebrush

Indexed keywords

BURNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BROMUS; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ARTEMISIA; BROMUS; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; OREGON; POPULATION DENSITY;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 69449100342     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0111.1     Document Type: Article

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