Relationships between sagebrush-dominated plant communities and
soil-site characteristics were examined on 372 relatively undisturbed
rangeland sites of the Humboldt National Forest, in northeastern
Nevada. Plant species production data were analyzed by TWINSPAN to
develop a hierarchical, floristic-based community type (C.T.) classification.
Seventeen C.T.s were identified in this analysis and named...
Currently, the of lack information on shrub reestablishment following fire and the wide variability in rates of recovery have lead to uncertainty in using prescribed burning as a management tool in the mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle) alliance. This study examined the recovery of shrub...