High and dry: Quickly assessing forage losses in western rangelands during drought

Matt C. Reeves

Treesearch

High and dry: Quickly assessing forage losses in western rangelands during drought

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Matt C. Reeves

Year:

2021

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), September 2021. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Part of these projections includes a separate assessment of annual herbaceous yield (e.g., cheatgrass), enabling managers to “see into the future.” These data are produced automatically on a weekly basis and are ready for managers and planners right now.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, drought, forage loss, rangelands, annual herbaceous yield, cheatgrass, management

Citation

Reeves, Matt. 2021. High and dry: Quickly assessing forage losses in western rangelands during drought. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), September 2021. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.