Grazing and an invasive grass confound spatial pattern of exotic and native grassland plant species richness

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 654-662

  McGranahan, Devan Allen ^a   Engle, David M ^b   Wilsey, Brian J ^c   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^b   Miller, James R ^d   Debinski, Diane M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Grazing history; Invasion ecology; Plant herbivore interactions; Schedonorus phoenix; Species richness; Tall fescue; Tallgrass prairie; Working landscapes

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 84870459496     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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