Choosing a reclamation seed mix to maintain rangelands during energy development in the bakken

Rangelands

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-28

  Espeland, Erin K ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

cover crop; facilitation; grazing; plant competition; reclamation

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; FACILITATION; FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIPELINE; RECLAIMED LAND; REVEGETATION; SEED;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893798969     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00056.1     Document Type: Article

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