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dc.contributor.authorVan Ommeren, R. J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-23T05:21:17Z
dc.date.available2020-09-23T05:21:17Z
dc.date.issued2001-05-01
dc.identifier.citationVan Ommeren, R. J. (2001). Species composition on reclaimed ski runs compared with unseeded areas. Journal of Range Management, 54(3), 307-311.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2307/4003252
dc.identifier.doi10.2458/azu_jrm_v54i3_van_ommeren
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/643874
dc.description.abstractThe cover of native and non-native introduced plants was compared between seeded (reclaimed) ski runs and adjacent or nearby unseeded (control) areas at a managed ski area in northern Arizona to determine the potential effects of revegetation efforts on plant species composition of the area. Although vegetative cover was similar, plant species richness was significantly lower on reclaimed ski runs compared with control areas. At 3 of 4 sites, the number of plant species was more than 2-fold greater in control areas, although species richness was similar between control and reclaimed areas at 1 site. The proportion of native species was more than 3-fold greater in control areas compared with reclaimed ski runs. The proportion of non-native species was more than 5-fold greater on reclaimed ski runs than in control areas. Although sites differed substantially in time since seeding, no evidence was found at 3 of the 4 sites for either an invasion of non-native species into the native plant community, or significant re-establishment of native species in reclaimed areas. Relatively high biomass of native species on a reclaimed ski run at 1 site appeared to be tied to a low level of initial disturbance and favorable conditions for growth. Results suggested that minimizing initial soil disturbance, retaining topsoil, and maintaining islands or patches of natural vegetation within cleared areas promoted the re-establishment of native species on ski runs.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
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dc.subjectsowing
dc.subjectdisturbed soils
dc.subjectskiing
dc.subjecttopsoil
dc.subjectsoil degradation
dc.subjectground cover
dc.subjectgrasslands
dc.subjectreclamation
dc.subjectspecies diversity
dc.subjectintroduced species
dc.subjectbotanical composition
dc.subjectArizona
dc.subjectdisturbance
dc.subjectreclamation
dc.subjectski runs
dc.subjectnon-native species
dc.subjectrichness
dc.titleSpecies composition on reclaimed ski runs compared with unseeded areas
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Range Management
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dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
dc.description.admin-noteMigrated from OJS platform August 2020
dc.source.volume54
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.beginpage307-311
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-23T05:21:17Z


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