Livestock as Seed Disseminators for Reseeding Degraded Rangelands: The Role of Dung in Gap Formation and Plant Establishment

Livestock (cattle and sheep) were examined as seed disseminators for reseeding degraded Intermountain rangelands. "Hycrest" crested wheatgrass [Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link) Schult. X A. cristatum (L.) Gaert.] seed was fed to yearling Holstein steers and Suffolk ewes. Dw1g was coll...

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Main Author: Auman, Brian S.
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 1996
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6490
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7579&context=etd