Plant succession with released grazing on New Mexico range lands

Authors

Loren C. Potter
John C. Krenetsky

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Range Management

Volume

20

Issue

3

First Page

145

Last Page

151

Publication Date

1967

Abstract

After 25 years of protection from grazing, grassland plots tripled in percent of ground cover of grasses. Grazed desert grasslands showed continued increases of mesquite. Protection resulted in remarkable increases in grass cover in ponderosa pine and aspen types.

Recommended Citation

Potter, Loren C., Krenetsky, John C. Plant succession with released grazing on New Mexico range lands. Journal of Range Management 20(3):145-151.