Plots in the southern Sierra Nevada’s were examined for species richness and cover of native and invasive species in three vegetation types (blue oak savanna, chaparral and coniferous forests) following grazing and fire disturbances. The blue oak savanna had a history of grazing by horses and cattle over the last century while the chaparral and coniferous forests had fire history from the 1990's. Vegetative samples were taken from disturbed sites and compared to sites that had not been burned or grazed for the last Century.
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