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Author Miller, Richard F.

Title A field guide for selecting the most appropriate treatment in sagebrush and piņon-juniper ecosystems in the Great Basin [electronic resource] : evaluating resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasive annual grasses, and predicting vegetation response / Richard F. Miller, Jeanne C. Chambers, and Mike Pellant.

Imprint Fort Collins, CO : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, [2014]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  A 13.88:RMRS-GTR-322    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (66 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. maps
Series General technical report RMRS ; GTR-322
General technical report RMRS ; GTR-322.
Summary This field guide identifies seven primary components that largely determine resilience to disturbance, as well as resistance to invasive grasses and plant succession following treatment of areas of concern. The primary components are (1) characteristics of the ecological site, (2) current vegetation prior to treatment, (3) disturbance history, (4) type, timing, and severity of the treatment, (5) post-treatment weather, (6) post-treatment management, especially grazing, and (7) monitoring and adaptive management. A series of key questions and a set of tools are provided to assess these primary components. This assessment is designed to allow field personnel to (1) evaluate resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasive annual grass for an area of concern, (2) predict the potential successional pathways, and (3) then select the most appropriate treatment, including the need for seeding. An evaluation score sheet is included for rating resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasive annual grasses and the probability of seeding success.
Note Title from Web page (viewed on Aug. 26, 2014).
"June 2014."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-40).
Subject Sagebrush steppe ecology -- Great Basin.
Invasive plants -- Great Basin.
Pinyon pines -- Ecology -- Great Basin.
Grassland restoration -- Great Basin.
Added Author Chambers, Jeanne C.
Pellant, Michael L.
Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Other Form: Print version: Miller, Richard F. Field guide for selecting the most appropriate treatment in sagebrush and piņon-juniper ecosystems in the Great Basin (OCoLC)890479498
Gpo Item No. 0083-B-06 (online)
Sudoc No. A 13.88:RMRS-GTR-322

 
    
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