Cattle Browsing Sagebrush Steppe During Fall: Effects On Plant Community Structure and Influence of Experience On Cattle Foraging Behavior and Body Weights

Disturbances such as fire and grazing can degrade landscapes, but they can also rejuvenate them. I evaluated: 1) the practicality of strategically timed (fall), high intensity browsing of sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata, ssp. wyomingensis) by cattle; 2) the foraging behavior and body...

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Main Author: Petersen, Charles A.
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2012
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1214
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2204&context=etd