Meadows in the Sierra Nevada of California: state of knowledge

Raymond D. Ratliff

doi:10.2737/PSW-GTR-84

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Meadows in the Sierra Nevada of California: state of knowledge

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Authors:

Raymond D. Ratliff

Year:

1985

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PSW-GTR-84

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-84. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 52 p

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Abstract

This state-of-knowledge report summarizes the best available information on maintenance, restoration, and management of meadows of the Sierra Nevada, California. Major topics discussed include how to classify meadows, meadow soils, productivity of meadows, management problems, and how to evaluate range conditions and trends. Current methods and standards are reviewed, and revised standards for evaluating conditions and trends are suggested. A primary conclusion is that proper meadow management requiresproper range management, including the watershed above meadows and control of user populations.

Keywords

meadow classification, meadow productivity, meadow management problems, meadow conditions and trends, mountain meadows, Sierra Nevada, California

Citation

Ratliff, Raymond D. 1985. Meadows in the Sierra Nevada of California: state of knowledge. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-84. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 52 p.