Vegetation Responses to Long-Term Sheep Grazing on Mountain Ranges
Citation
Bowns, J. E., & Bagley, C. F. (1986). Vegetation responses to long-term sheep grazing on mountain ranges. Journal of Range Management, 39(5), 431-434.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3899445Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Some high-elevation summer ranges in southwestern Utah are characterized by a dominance of grass and low-value forbs. A reference area of forb dominance provides a striking contrast to these grass ranges. The reference area has a greater number of total species and a greater number of forbs. Production (above-ground live biomass) is nearly 2 times as great in the reference area as in the surrounding pastures. Production of desirable species in the reference area is greater than the production of desirables, intermediates, and least desirables in the surrounding pastures. It is suggested that the grass dominance on these ranges is due to a long and persistent history of exclusive sheep grazing.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3899445