Comparison of species and trait-based approaches for describing sagebrush steppe response to range management

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 355-364

  Kachergis, Emily ^a   Rocca, Monique E ^b   Fernandez Gimenez, Maria E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical shrub treatment; Community dynamics; Ecological site; Functional groups; Grazing; Monitoring; Northwestern Colorado; State and transition models

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 84878801386     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12004     Document Type: Article

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