Consequences of treating wyoming big sagebrush to enhance wildlife habitats

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 444-455

  Beck, Jeffrey L ^a   Connelly, John W ^b   Wambolt, Carl L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis; elk; greater sage grouse; herbicide applications; mechanical treatments; mule deer; prescribed burning; pronghorn

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DEER; DOMINANCE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; HERBICIDE; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND; SHRUB; TAXONOMY; WILD POPULATION;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84867371213     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00123.1     Document Type: Article

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