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Cheatgrass - Fire and Forage on the Range (Paperback)
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Cheatgrass - Fire and Forage on the Range (Paperback)
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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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