Green fescue grassland: 40 years of secondary succession.

Elbert H. Reid; Gerald S. Strickler; Wade B. Hall

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-274

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Green fescue grassland: 40 years of secondary succession.

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Authors:

Elbert H. Reid, Gerald S. Strickler, Wade B. Hall

Year:

1980

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-274

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-274. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 49 p

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Abstract

The 40-year succession of a depleted green fescue (Festuca viridula) sub-alpine grassland in the Wallowa Mountains, Oregon, was influenced by historic soil erosion. Range conditions of the grassland annually grazed by domestic sheep improved greatly between 1938 and 1978; most of the improvement occurred between the 30th and 40th years. Photographs illustrate the changes.

Keywords

grassland management, succession, fescue, Festuca, grazing (range), sub-alpine grasslands

Citation

Reid, Elbert H.; Strickler, Gerald S.; Hall, Wade B. 1980. Green fescue grassland: 40 years of secondary succession. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-274. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 49 p