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Title:
Data product for "Role of a native legume in facilitating native vs. invasive species in sagebrush steppe before and after fire"
Author(s):
Goergen, Erin
Publication Year:
2009
How to Cite:
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Goergen, Erin. 2009. Data product for "Role of a native legume in facilitating native vs. invasive species in sagebrush steppe before and after Fire". Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2009-0005
Abstract:
We conducted a field experiment near Reno, Nevada to determine if the native legume, Lupinus argenteus, is able to facilitate seedling establishment in an unburned and burned community in sagebrush steppe. We chose six treatments to identify specific mechanisms by which L. argenteus potentially influences establishment and community composition: 1) live lupine; 2) dead lupine; 3) no lupine; 4) no lupine with lupine litter; 5) no lupine with inert litter; and 6) mock lupine. We examined burn and treatment effects on environmental variables (soil nutrient availability, soil moisture, temperature, and light), overall community composition, and seedling establishment of the native perennial grass Elymus multisetus, native perennial forb, Eriogonum umbellatum, and non-native invasive annual grass, Bromus tectorum.

Keywords:
seedling establishment; facilitation; biota; environment; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Landscape ecology; Plant ecology; Fire; Fire effects on environment; sagebrush steppe; Reno; Nevada
Related publications:
  • Goergen, E. 2009. The Role of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Nitrogen Availability, Competition and Plant Invasion into the Sagebrush Steppe. Ph.D. dissertation. 629. Reno, NV: Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada. See Chapter starting on page 116 "Role of a native legume in facilitating native vs. invasive species in sagebrush steppe before and after fire". https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/download/34144.pdf
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