Natural regeneration processes in big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 344-357

  Schlaepfer, Daniel R ^a   Lauenroth, William K ^a   Bradford, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Recruitment; Sage Grouse habitat; Sagebrush steppe; Seedlings; Seeds

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DISTURBANCE; FROST; GAMEBIRD; GERMINATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; REGENERATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED DORMANCY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84901402816     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-13-00079.1     Document Type: Article

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