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Grazing Effects on Fuels and Plant Community Characteristics across Three Community Types in Wyoming Big Sagebrush Steppe

Creator:

Thomas, Tyler W.

Abstract:

Livestock grazing is the prominent land use in Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis [Beetle & A. Young] S.L. Welsh) steppe and has been present since the late 1800’s. There have been calls to remove livestock grazing from rangelands as historic grazing practices resulted in the degradation of some...

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Masters Thesis

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finishing my program. Dr. John Lambrinos and Dr. Alec Kowalewski, thank you for your help and guidance
Activated carbon incorporated into herbicide protection pods as a seed amendment technology for revegetation

Creator:

Clenet, Danielle R.

Abstract:

Reestablishing native perennial vegetation in annual grass-invaded rangelands is critical to restoring ecosystems, especially following wildfires. Controlling invasive annual grasses is essential to increasing revegetation success; however, pre-emergent herbicides used to control annual grasses prohibit immediate seeding due to non-target herbicide damage. Thus, seeding is often delayed one year following...

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Masters Thesis

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constructive review while serving as my committee and Alec Kowalewski for serving as my graduate committee