2 options
A field guide for selecting the most appropriate treatment in sagebrush and piñon-juniper ecosystems in the Great Basin : evaluating resilience to disturbance and resistance to invasive annual grasses, and predicting vegetation response / Richard F. Miller, Jeanne C. Chambers, and Mike Pellant.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Richard, 1949-
- Series:
- General technical report RMRS ; 322.
- General technical report RMRS ; 322
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sagebrush steppe ecology--Great Basin.
- Sagebrush steppe ecology.
- Invasive plants--Great Basin.
- Invasive plants.
- Pinyon pines--Ecology--Great Basin.
- Pinyon pines.
- Grassland restoration--Great Basin.
- Grassland restoration.
- Pinyon pines--Ecology.
- United States--Great Basin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (66 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Fort Collins, CO : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, [2014]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Title from Web page (viewed on Aug. 26, 2014).
- "June 2014."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-40).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Miller, Richard F. Field guide for selecting the most appropriate treatment in sagebrush and piñon-juniper ecosystems in the Great Basin
- OCLC:
- 889243295
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.