Comparison of burning and mowing treatments in a remnant Willamette Valley wet prairie, Oregon, 2001-2007

Northwest Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-316

  Nuckols, Jason L ^a   Rudd, Nathan T ^a   Alverson, Edward R ^a   Voss, Gilbert A ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY SEASON; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MOWING; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRAIRIE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VASCULAR PLANT;

OREGON; UNITED STATES; WILLAMETTE VALLEY;

DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79959535221     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.085.0217     Document Type: Article

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