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dc.contributor.authorProvencher, L.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-08T18:42:53Z
dc.date.available2021-03-08T18:42:53Z
dc.date.issued2014-03
dc.identifier.citationProvencher, L., & Thompson, J. (2014). Vegetation responses to Pinyon-Juniper treatments in Eastern Nevada. Rangeland Ecology & Management, 67(2), 195–205.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409x
dc.identifier.doi10.2111/REM-D-12-00126.1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/657026
dc.description.abstractComparisons of tree-removal treatments to reduce the cover of single-leaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla Torr. and Frém.) and Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma Torr. Little), and subsequently increase native herbaceous cover in black sagebrush (Artemisia nova A. Nelson), are needed to identify most cost-effective methods. Two adjacent vegetation management experiments were initiated in 2006 and monitored until 2010 in eastern Nevada to compare the costs and efficacy of various tree reduction methods. One Department of Energy (DOE) experiment compared a control to five treatments: bulldozing imitating chaining ($205-·-ha-1), lop-pile-burn ($2-309-·-ha-1), lop-and-scatter ($1-297- ·-ha-1), feller-buncher and chipper ($4-940-·- ha-1), and mastication ($1-136-·-ha-1), whereas a second Bureau of Land Management (BLM) experiment compared one-way chaining ($205-·-ha-1) to a control treatment. Chaining and bulldozing resulted in the least reduction of tree cover among the treatments. In the DOE experiment, forb cover only decreased in the mastication treatment. Litter increased in all methods. Slash cover was lowest in the control and lop-pile-burn treatments, intermediate in the feller-buncher and mastication treatments, and highest in the bulldozing and lop-and-scatter treatments. By 2010, forb cover and the combined cover of dead shrubs and trees were increased and decreased, respectively, by chaining in the BLM experiment. Nonnative annual grass and biotic crust were absent or uncommon before and after treatment implementation. In both experiments, tree removal resulted in a nonsignificant increase in perennial grass cover even 4 yr post-treatment. An ecological return-on-investment (EROI) metric was developed to compare perennial grass cover and tree cover per unit area cost of each active treatment. By 2010, chaining or bulldozing, followed by mastication, showed the highest EROI for improving perennial grass and decreasing tree cover. Mastication is recommended for restoration of smaller tree-encroached areas, whereas land managers should reconsider smooth chaining, despite its negative perceptions, for rapid and cost-efficient restoration of large landscapes obligates. © 2014 The Society for Range Management.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
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dc.subjectBlack sagebrush
dc.subjectChaining
dc.subjectFeller-buncher
dc.subjectGreat Basin
dc.subjectMastication
dc.subjectPerennial grass
dc.titleVegetation responses to Pinyon-Juniper treatments in Eastern Nevada
dc.typeArticle
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dc.identifier.journalRangeland Ecology & Management
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dc.source.journaltitleRangeland Ecology & Management
dc.source.volume67
dc.source.issue2
dc.source.beginpage195
dc.source.endpage205
refterms.dateFOA2021-03-08T18:42:53Z


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