Variation in timing of planting influences bluebunch wheatgrass demography in an arid system

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-126

  Boyd, Chad S ^a   James, Jeremy J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

perennial bunchgrass; restoration; sagebrush steppe; seedling ecology

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GERMINATION; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; PERENNIAL PLANT; REVEGETATION; SEEDING; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; STEPPE;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA WYOMINGENSIS; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 84875629359     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-11-00217.1     Document Type: Article

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