Document

Title

Shortgrass steppe in the southern Great Plains: prescribed fire, drought, production, and grazing
Document Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Author(s): Paulette L. Ford; Matt C. Reeves; Carol E. Baldwin
Publication Year: 2021

Cataloging Information

Keyword(s):
  • dormant season burning
  • drought
  • fire frequency
  • grazing
  • growing season burning
  • New Mexico
  • RVS - Rangeland Vegetation Simulator
  • shortgrass steppe
  • ST Sim
  • wildlife habitat
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Record Maintained By:
FRAMES Staff; https://www.frames.gov/contact
Record Last Modified: March 1, 2021
FRAMES Record Number: 62859

Description

Rangeland managers promoting sustainable use of semiarid ecosystems in the Southwestern U.S. face numerous complex challenges, including invasions by non-native species, the expansion of woody vegetation, altered fire regimes, and drought.

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Citation:
Ford, Paulette; Reeves, Matt; Baldwin, Carol. 2021. Shortgrass steppe in the southern Great Plains: prescribed fire, drought, production, and grazing. GPE Publication 2021-1. Great Plains Fire Science Exchange. 3 p.