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Response of Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) to defoliation of understory grasses and drought

Creator:

Purrington, Teal Mackenzie

Abstract:

Water potential, leaf conductance, growth, nitrogen content, and seedling survival of Wyoming Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) following defoliation of the herbaceous understory were assessed during two growing seasons. Precipitation was 107% and 63% of the long-term mean (283 mm) in 1989 and 1990, respectively, which presented an opportunity...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis