Composition and structure of fescue prairie respond to burning and environmental conditions more than to grazing or burning and grazing in the short-term
Burning and grazing are key processes in the natural disturbance regime of the Fescue Prairie. Burning, grazing and their interacting effects on plant species diversity (H¡¯), species richness, and heterogeneity in species composition were studied at two spatial scales for two years in a remnant Fes...
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University of Saskatchewan
2009
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Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-04132009-095631/ |