Spring precipitation as a predictor for peak standing crop of mixed-grass prairie

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-222

  Wiles, L J ^a   Dunn, Gale ^a   Printz, Jeff ^b   Patton, Bob ^c   Nyren, Anne ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Akaikes information criteria; decision support tools; rangeland drought; stocking decisions

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWING SEASON; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RANCHING; RANGELAND; SPRING (SEASON);

MONTANA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 79953119408     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00024.1     Document Type: Article

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