Cheatgrass
Subtitle: fire and forage on the range
By: James A. Young and Charlie D. Clements.
Contributors: Clements, Charlie D., 1965-
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Reno
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780874177657
Subjects: Cheatgrass brome -- Great Plains; Invasive plants -- Great Plains; Forage plants -- Great Plains
Description: 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 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.