Chapter 19. Forbs for seeding range and wildlife habitats

Richard Stevens; Stephen B. Monsen

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Chapter 19. Forbs for seeding range and wildlife habitats

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard Stevens, Stephen B. Monsen

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Monsen, Stephen B.; Stevens, Richard; Shaw, Nancy L., comps. Restoring western ranges and wildlands, vol. 2. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-136-vol-2. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 425-466

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Abstract

Forbs are abundant in all vegetative types throughout the Intermountain West. Most are found intermixed in grasslands and as understory plants in shrub and forest types. Forbs provide ground cover, soil stability, community (flora and fauna) diversity, nutritious forage, and are of aesthetic value.

Parent Publication

Restoring Western Ranges and Wildlands, vol. 2

Keywords

rehabilitation, revegetation, plant ecology, seed, plant communities, wildlife habitat, invasive species, equipment, plant materials, native plants

Citation

Stevens, Richard; Monsen, Stephen B. 2004. Chapter 19. Forbs for seeding range and wildlife habitats. In: Monsen, Stephen B.; Stevens, Richard; Shaw, Nancy L., comps. Restoring western ranges and wildlands, vol. 2. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-136-vol-2. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 425-466