{"product_id":"cheatgrass-fire-and-forage-on-the-range-9781647790707","title":"Cheatgrass: Fire and Forage on the Range","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheatgrass\u003c\/i\u003e (Bromus tectorum, downy brome) is an exotic species that appeared in North American in the late nineteenth century and has since become a dominant plant in the arid rangelands between the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and Rocky Mountains. A shallow-rooted annual, it is the first grass to appear after the region's long, cold winters and has become an important forage plant for livestock and wildlife. It is also a major environmental hazard in the sagebrush plant communities where it has established itself, providing fuel for the ferocious wildfires that have ravaged so much of the Great Basin since the mid-twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheatgrass\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive study of this highly invasive plant that has changed the ecology of millions of acres of western rangeland. Authors James A. Young and Charlie D. Clements have researched the biology and impact of cheatgrass for four decades. Their work addresses the subject from several perspectives: the history of the invasion; the origins and biology of cheatgrass, including the traits that allow it to adapt so successfully to a wide range of soil and precipitation conditions; its genetic variations, breeding system, and patterns of distribution; its impact on grazing management; and the role it plays, both positive and negative, in the lives of high desert wildlife. The authors also describe efforts to control cheatgrass and offer some new approaches that have the potential to halt its further expansion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Many Faces of Cheatgrass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping a Perspective of the Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreadaptation of Cheatgrass for the Great Basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScientific Perceptions of Cheatgrass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeral Continuum: The First Step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeral Continuum: Intermediate Step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Seral Truncation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Competitive Nature of Cheatgrass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenetic Variation and Breeding System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl of Cheatgrass and Seeding Prior to Herbicides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl and Seeding with Herbicides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevegetation Plant Material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheatgrass and Nitrogen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrazing Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheatgrass and Wildlife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWildfire on the Range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants Mentioned in the Text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Nevada Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469703844183,"sku":"9781647790707","price":32.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781647790707.jpg?v=1744896022","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cheatgrass-fire-and-forage-on-the-range-9781647790707","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}