Evidence for an Alternative Landscape Potential in California Annual Rangelands

Richard J. King

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Evidence for an Alternative Landscape Potential in California Annual Rangelands

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard J. King

Year:

1989

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Abell, Dana L., Technical Coordinator. 1989. Proceedings of the California Riparian Systems Conference: protection, management, and restoration for the 1990s; 1988 September 22-24; Davis, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-110. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 120-123

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Abstract

The basic tenet of annual range management in California is that perennial grasses are unable to effectively compete with the naturalized alien annual species. Evidence from the field in northern California is not consistent with this thinking. An alternative view that perennial grasses are restricted in importance from overgrazing and excessive rest is presented. Implications for range productivity and stability in riparian zones and uplands are outlined from a rancher's perspective.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the California riparian systems conference: protection, management, and restoration for the 1990s; 1988 September 22-24; Davis, CA.

Citation

King, Richard J. 1989. Evidence for an Alternative Landscape Potential in California Annual Rangelands. In: Abell, Dana L., Technical Coordinator. 1989. Proceedings of the California Riparian Systems Conference: protection, management, and restoration for the 1990s; 1988 September 22-24; Davis, CA. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-110. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 120-123