Title:

Ventenata dubia in the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in northeastern Oregon: Biomass and foliar cover response to cattle grazing

Author(s):

Ridder, Luke W.; Morris, Lesley R.; Kerns, Becky K.

Publication Year:

2023

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Ridder, Luke W.; Morris, Lesley R.; Kerns, Becky K. 2023. Ventenata dubia in the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in northeastern Oregon: Biomass and foliar cover response to cattle grazing. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0014

Abstract:

This data publication includes a sample of the live aboveground biomass (standing crop) and foliar cover of Ventenata dubia (ventenata) and other plant functional groups of the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie (PNB). These data were collected in June and July 2018 as part of a study in the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in northeastern Oregon. Standing crop and cover was measured within 8 paddocks that were either grazed (1.3 - 1.6 hectares/animal unit months) or excluded from cattle grazing. This project was completed as a component of a study examining the invasion of ventenata in the Blue Mountains Ecoregion (EPA Level III; https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/level-iii-and-iv-ecoregions-continental-united-states).

Keywords:

Ventenata dubia; exotic annual grasses; grazing interactions; North Africa grass; Palouse Prairie; wire grass; Joint Fire Science Program; JFSP; biota; environment; farming; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Ecology; Plant ecology; Forest & Plant Health; Invasive species; Rangeland plants; Natural Resource Management & Use; Range management & grazing; Oregon; Wallowa County; Zumwalt Prairie Preserve

Related publications:

• Lemons, Rebecca E.; Dye, Alex W.; Kerns, Becky K. 2021. Ecosystem change in the Blue Mountains Ecoregion: Exotic invaders, shifts in fuel structure, and management implications. Joint Fire Science Program Final Report. JFSP # 16-1-01-21. (Report is included in full data publication download: \Supplements\16-1-01-21_final_report.pdf.). https://www.firescience.gov/projects/16-1-01-21/project/16-1-01-21_final_report.pdf
• Ridder, Luke W. 2019. The response of Ventenata dubia to prescribed fire and ungulate grazing on the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie. Master of Science Thesis. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University. (Included in data publication download: \Supplements\RidderLukeWilliam2019.pdf). https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/5m60qx937
• Ridder, Luke W.; Morris, Lesley R.; Day, Michelle A.; Kerns, Becky K. 2022. Ventenata (Ventenata dubia) response to grazing and prescribed fire on the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie. Rangeland Ecology & Managment. 80: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2021.09.003
• Ridder, Luke W.; Morris, Lesley R.; Kerns, Becky K. 2023. Ventenata dubia in the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in northeastern Oregon: Foliar response to grazing and fire treatments. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0013

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