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Sumrall, Roundy, Cox
High seedling emergence of the exotic Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana) after burning is due mainly to removal of the overstory grass canopy. Canopy removal increases germinability and emergence by changing the light and temperature…
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Branhagen
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Year: 1990
Type: Document
Bunting
The pinyon-juniper woodlands and the sagebrush-grasslands, with a combined area of over 90 million ha, comprise a major portion of the rangelands in western North America. During pristine times fire played an important role in these vegetation types…
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Bailey, Irving, Fitzgerald
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Year: 1990
Type: Document
Gottfried, DeBano
[from the text] Forest history studies (Arno 1980, Dieterich 1983) indicate that before fire suppression was initiated at the start of this century, most forest fires were surface fires. These fires reduced fire hazards and improved stand conditions…
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Sumrall, Roundy, Cox, Winkel
[from the text] Lehmann lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees.), a drought tolerant, warm season perennial bunchgrass, was introduced to Arizona over 50 years ago (Cable 1971). It now covers over 200,000 ha in southeastern Arizona (Cox and Ruyle…
Year: 1990
Type: Document