Aerial parts of the caespitose type of bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) have been shown to direct rainwater and to concentrate it in the soil immediately beneath individual plants. The degree to which water collects beneath the bunches appeared to be related to the size of the canopy. It is possible that the rapid decline of bluebunch wheatgrass under heavy grazing is related to soil moisture redistribution caused by the removal of its aerial parts. 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
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