Natural revegetation of abandoned crop land in the ponderosa pine zone of the Pike’s Peak region in Colorado

W. M. Johnson

doi:10.2307/1931658

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Natural revegetation of abandoned crop land in the ponderosa pine zone of the Pike’s Peak region in Colorado

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Authors:

W. M. Johnson

Year:

1945

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2307/1931658

Source:

Ecology. 26(4): 363-374.

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Abstract

Cultivation in the ponderosa pine zone of Colorado has, in many instances, been unprofitable because of the uncertainty of crops and eventual loss of soil fertility. Consequently, many areas have been abandoned, and natural revegetation has resulted in the presence of all stages of the secondary succession, from the initial invasion to almost complete return to the original subclimax grassland community.

Keywords

revegetation, abandoned crop land, succession, invasion, land management

Citation

Johnson, W. M. 1945. Natural revegetation of abandoned crop land in the ponderosa pine zone of the Pike’s Peak region in Colorado. Ecology. 26(4): 363-374.