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Presettlement Vegetation in the Sagebrush-Grass Area of the Intermountain West
Author
Vale, T. R.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1975-01-01
Body

Twenty-nine journals and diaries were reviewed for their vegetation descriptions of the sagebrush-grass area in an attempt to assess the relative importance of herbaceous plants and woody brush in the northern Intermountain West. The early writings suggest a pristine vegetation visually dominated by shrubs. Stands of grass apparently were largely confined to wet valley bottoms, moist canyons, and mountain slopes, with more extensive areas in eastern Oregon near the Cascade Range. The major area was apparently covered by thick stands of brush. 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)
10.2307/3897575
Additional Information
Vale, T. R. (1975). Presettlement vegetation in the sagebrush-grass area of the Intermountain West. Journal of Range Management, 28(1), 32-36.
IISN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/647168
Journal Volume
28
Journal Number
1
Journal Pages
32-36
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
United States