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Effect of cattle grazing on the density and species of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of the Central Plains Experimental Range, Colorado: A reassessment after two decades
Author
Welch, J. L., R. Redak, B. C. Kondratieff
Publication Year
1969
Body

Welch et al. compared their results of this study to a similar conducted in 1970. The current study found a greater density of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in lightly grazed pastures compared to 1970, while the heavily grazed pastures showed no differences between the years. This study suggests that grasshopper population changes over time could be impacted by grazing regimes.

Language
en
Collection
Range Science Information System
Keywords
grazing regimes
heavily grazed
lightly grazed
population changes
shortgrass prairie
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