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Fairy Rings and Wildlife
Author
Stelfox, J. G.
Stelfox, D.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1979-11-01
Body

Fairy rings 25×30 m in diam were observed on southwest-facing grasslands of the Rock Creek drainage of Montana at the 1,450-m elevation on May 20, 1970. Within the stimulated growth portion of the rings there was 5 to 9 times as much new grass growth in proportion to old standing litter than outside the rings. Protein, calcium, and phosphorus values were 3.7, 1.6, and 3.9 times higher, respectively, for the new forage on the rings than for the old forage elsewhere. Deer use of the ring area was more than twice as great as that away from the rings, according to fecal group counts. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3898565
Additional Information
Stelfox, J. G., & Stelfox, D. (1979). Fairy rings and wildlife. Journal of Range Management, 32(6), 478-479.
IISN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/646498
Journal Volume
32
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
478-479
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
Montana