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Native Perennial Forb Variation Between Mountain Big Sagebrush and Wyoming Big Sagebrush Plant Communities

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  • Kirk W. Davies

    (Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service)

  • Jon D. Bates

    (Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service)

Abstract

Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) occupies large portions of the western United States and provides valuable wildlife habitat. However, information is lacking quantifying differences in native perennial forb characteristics between mountain big sagebrush [A. tridentata spp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle] and Wyoming big sagebrush [A. tridentata spp. wyomingensis (Beetle & A. Young) S.L. Welsh] plant communities. This information is critical to accurately evaluate the quality of habitat and forage that these communities can produce because many wildlife species consume large quantities of native perennial forbs and depend on them for hiding cover. To compare native perennial forb characteristics on sites dominated by these two subspecies of big sagebrush, we sampled 106 intact big sagebrush plant communities. Mountain big sagebrush plant communities produced almost 4.5-fold more native perennial forb biomass and had greater native perennial forb species richness and diversity compared to Wyoming big sagebrush plant communities (P

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  • Kirk W. Davies & Jon D. Bates, 2010. "Native Perennial Forb Variation Between Mountain Big Sagebrush and Wyoming Big Sagebrush Plant Communities," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 46(3), pages 452-458, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:46:y:2010:i:3:d:10.1007_s00267-010-9530-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9530-2
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