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Associations Between Crested Wheatgrass and Native Vegetation in Southeastern Oregon : An Investigation of Co-establishment, Environment, Seeding History, and Livestock management

Creator:

Nafus, Aleta M.

Abstract:

Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L] Gaertm), an introduced bunchgrass, has been seeded on over 5 million hectares of degraded rangeland in western North America because it establishes more readily than native bunchgrasses. Because crested wheatgrass stands are associated with native species displacement and low biological diversity, there is substantial interest...

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Dissertation

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.................................................................................................................. 1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE ECOLOGY OF THE SAGEBRUSH STEPPE IN SOUTHEASTERN OREGON