Cheatgrass

Fire and Forage on the Range

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
Cover of the book Cheatgrass by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements, University of Nevada Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements ISBN: 9780874177855
Publisher: University of Nevada Press Publication: March 28, 2009
Imprint: University of Nevada Press Language: English
Author: James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
ISBN: 9780874177855
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Publication: March 28, 2009
Imprint: University of Nevada Press
Language: English

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is an exotic species that appeared in North America in the late nineteenth century and has since become a dominant plant in the arid and semiarid rangelands between the Sierra Nevadas, Cascades, and Rocky Mountains. It is the first grass to appear after the region's long, cold winters and thus has become an important forage plant for livestock and wildlife. Cheatgrass is also a major environmental hazard in the sagebrush plant communities where it has established itself, providing highly combustible fuel for the 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 Young and Clements have researched the biology and impact of cheatgrass for four decades. Their book addresses the subject from several perspectives: the history of the invasion; the origins and biology of cheatgrass; its genetic variations, breeding systems, 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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is an exotic species that appeared in North America in the late nineteenth century and has since become a dominant plant in the arid and semiarid rangelands between the Sierra Nevadas, Cascades, and Rocky Mountains. It is the first grass to appear after the region's long, cold winters and thus has become an important forage plant for livestock and wildlife. Cheatgrass is also a major environmental hazard in the sagebrush plant communities where it has established itself, providing highly combustible fuel for the 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 Young and Clements have researched the biology and impact of cheatgrass for four decades. Their book addresses the subject from several perspectives: the history of the invasion; the origins and biology of cheatgrass; its genetic variations, breeding systems, 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.

More books from University of Nevada Press

Cover of the book Off Paradise by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book Across America and Back by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book The Powell Expedition by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book Nevada's Twentieth-Century Mining Boom by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book The Silver State, 3rd Edition by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book The Track Of The Cat by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book Crow's Range by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book Romancing Nevada'S Past by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book Bodie’s Gold by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book Race And Homicide In Nineteenth-Century California by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book The Whole of the Moon by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book An Enduring Legacy by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book Because I'd Hate to Just Disappear by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book The Other California by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
Cover of the book Landing in Las Vegas by James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy