Name: Cheatgrass: Fire and Forage on the Range
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Author: Young, James a. ; Clements, Charlie D.
ISBN: 9781647790707

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Cheatgrass: Fire and Forage on the Range

Type

Physical Book

Author

James a. Young

Charlie D. Clements

Publisher

University of Nevada Press

Year

2022

Language

English

Pages

348

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6x15.2x2.2 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN13

9781647790707

Synopsis "Cheatgrass: Fire and Forage on the Range"

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum, downy brome) is an exotic species that appeared in North American in the late nineteenth century and has since become a dominant plant in the arid rangelands between the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and Rocky Mountains. A shallow-rooted annual, it is the first grass to appear after the region's long, cold winters and has become an important forage plant for livestock and wildlife. It is also a major environmental hazard in the sagebrush plant communities where it has established itself, providing fuel for the ferocious wildfires that have ravaged so much of the Great Basin since the mid-twentieth century. Cheatgrass is the first comprehensive study of this highly invasive plant that has changed the ecology of millions of acres of western rangeland. Authors James A. Young and Charlie D. Clements have researched the biology and impact of cheatgrass for four decades. Their work addresses the subject from several perspectives: the history of the invasion; the origins and biology of cheatgrass, including the traits that allow it to adapt so successfully to a wide range of soil and precipitation conditions; its genetic variations, breeding system, and patterns of distribution; its impact on grazing management; and the role it plays, both positive and negative, in the lives of high desert wildlife. The authors also describe efforts to control cheatgrass and offer some new approaches that have the potential to halt its further expansion.

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