Spatial heterogeneity across five rangelands managed with pyric-herbivory

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 903-910

  Mcgranahan, Devan A ^a   Engle, David M ^b   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^b   Winter, Stephen J ^b   Miller, James R ^c   Debinski, Diane M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Fire grazing interaction; Grazing management; Heterogeneity; Patch contrast; Pyric herbivory; Working landscapes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PATCHINESS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RANGELAND; SITE SELECTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 84864004897     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02168.x     Document Type: Article

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