Disturbance, diversity, and invasion: Implications for conservation
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Authors: R. J. Hobbs, and L. F. Huenneke
Date: 1992
Journal: Conservation Biology
Volume: 6
Number: 3
Pages: 324-337
Summary of Methods: Review of several types of disturbances on the health and invasibility of natural plant communities. In the grazing section of the paper, the authors state that grazing is only detrimental in areas that evolved without it, or only recently implemented grazing. Likewise, communities that evolved with grazing become more susceptible to weed invasions when grazing is removed.
Article Summary / Main Points: None
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MLRA Ecoregions:
Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones Rangelands Wildlife
Article Review Type: Refereed
Article Type: Scientific Synthesis
Keywords: disturbance, species diversity, ecosystem function, historical use, grazing, invasibility
Annotation: Other types of disturbance reviewed: firesoil disturbance, fragmentation, trampling.
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