Forest & rangeland health in Nevada's Great Basin

Forest & rangeland health in Nevada's Great Basin
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2004
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Forest & rangeland health in Nevada's Great Basin

Forest & rangeland health in Nevada's Great Basin
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2004
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Legislative Calendar

Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 748
Release: 2004
Genre: Calendars
ISBN:

Nevada's Changing Wildlife Habitat

Nevada's Changing Wildlife Habitat
Author: George E. Gruell
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0874178789

For millennia the ecology of the Great Basin has evolved because of climate change and the impacts of human presence. Nevada’s Changing Wildlife Habitat is the first book to explain the transformations in the plants and animals of this region over time and how they came about. Using data gleaned from archaeological and anthropological studies, numerous historical documents, repeat photography, and several natural sciences, the authors examine changes in vegetation and their impact on wildlife species and the general health of the environment. They also outline the choices that current users and managers of rangelands face in being good stewards of this harsh but fragile environment and its wildlife.

Cheatgrass

Cheatgrass
Author: James A. Young
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2009-03-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0874177855

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is an exotic species that appeared in North America in the late nineteenth century and has since become a dominant plant in the arid and semiarid rangelands between the Sierra Nevadas, Cascades, and Rocky Mountains. It is the first grass to appear after the region's long, cold winters and thus has become an important forage plant for livestock and wildlife. Cheatgrass is also a major environmental hazard in the sagebrush plant communities where it has established itself, providing highly combustible fuel for the wildfires that have ravaged so much of the Great Basin since the mid-twentieth century. 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 book addresses the subject from several perspectives: the history of the invasion; the origins and biology of cheatgrass; its genetic variations, breeding systems, 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.