Citation
Young, J. A., & Clements, C. D. (2007). Cheatgrass and grazing rangelands. Rangelands, 29(6), 15-20.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
RangelandsAdditional Links
https://rangelands.orgAbstract
The presence of annual grasses creates a controversy between livestock men and grazing administrators involving the following question: Do annual grasses indicate overgrazing? Would the annual grasses be largely absent from Nevada ranges if there had been no grazing? Should the carrying capacity of a range predominantly annual be based upon the perennials? Has anyone a practical method by which annuals can be replaced and perennials reestablished in a density which would permit saying that the range had been brought back to its pioneer carrying capacity? Is it reasonable to look at a range and if annuals predominate say the range is overstocked and reduction in livestock numbers should be made? … And if the answers are largely negative, will we not then have to live with the annuals and learn to make the most profitable use of them?Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0190-0528ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2111/1551-501X(2007)29[15:CAGR]2.0.CO;2