Conditions favouring Bromus tectorum dominance of endangered sagebrush steppe ecosystems

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1039-1049

  Reisner, Michael D ^a   Grace, James B ^b   Pyke, David A ^c   Doescher, Paul S ^d  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bare ground; Biological soil crusts; Cattle grazing; Disturbance; Diversity; Invasion; Plant gaps

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DOMINANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRAZING; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERB; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; OPTIMIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL TEXTURE; STEPPE; VEGETATION COVER;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BOS; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 84880326139     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12097     Document Type: Article

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