Influence of abrams M1A1 main battle tank disturbance on tallgrass prairie plant community structure

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 480-490

  Althoff, Peggy S ^a   Kirkham, Mary Beth ^b   Todd, Timothy C ^b   Thien, Stephen J ^b   Gipson, Philip S ^c  

^a Graduate Research Assistant   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Military impacts; Net primary production; Resilience; Species composition

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRASS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE;

EID: 70349685235     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/.1/REM-D-09-00022.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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