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plant quality

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 9 | Mentions: 37

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Knowledge graph centered on plant quality with 80 nodes and 208 connections. Top connected: United States Forest Service, Spruce, Atriplex canescens, United States Bureau of Land Management, Rushes.

Definition

Nutritional and defensive characteristics of plants that affect herbivore performance, including water content and nutrient ratios

Related Terms (4)

vegetation qualityplant phenologynutritional qualityaphid abundance

Publications (10)

Revealing the direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil nutrient dynamics and forage resources in mountain ecosystems

2022measured variable

Revealing the direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil nutrient dynamics and forage resources in mountain ecosystems

2022primary focus

Variation of Pollen Mass Across Species, Habitat Types, and Time

The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on mutualisms

2019measured variable

Multitrophic interactions mediate theÂ effects ofÂ climate change onÂ herbivore abundance

2017Oecologiacentral

Determinants of pika population density vs. occupancy in the Southern Rocky Mountains

2014Ecological Applicationsmeasured

Effects of long-term experimental warming on aphid density in the field

2007Journal of the Kansas Entomological Societyframework

Foraging tactics in alternative heterochronic salamander morphs: trophic quality of ponds matters more than water permanency

Documents (22)

technical report

Allocation of Forest Management Practices on Public Lands

technical report

An Ecological Basis for Beaver Management in the Rocky Mountain Region

technical report

Application of Monitoring for Producers

BLM Beavers

environmental assessment

Basis for Alternative Determination (RARE II)

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 1)

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 2)

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 2)

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 3)

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 5)

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technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 6)

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 7)

Related Concepts (10)

sustainable grazing

framework21 shared papers

livestock grazing

process18 shared papers

habitat restoration

framework15 shared papers

range expansion

process14 shared papers

vegetation community composition

measurement13 shared papers

herbivory impact

process11 shared papers

macronutrient composition

measurement10 shared papers

hillslope similarity

theory9 shared papers

water quality standards

framework8 shared papers

soil grain size

measurement8 shared papers

Frequently Associated Species

cattle

Sheep

Atriplex canescens

not mentioned10 papers

Rushes

Artemisia

Asteraceae8 papers

livestock

game species

herbaceous plants

Bos taurus

Bovidae7 papers

fish and wildlife

2007Freshwater Biologymeasured

Floral larceny: Implications, resistance, and the potential for tolerance

2006primary focus

Ration experiments with swine, 1906-1908 /

1910measured variable

technical report

Colorado Ranch Management School (Part 8)

technical report

Determination of Annual Forage Production

technical report

Energy, Public Choices and Environment Data Needs, 1977

Federal Register Range Management and Technical Services Grazing Administration and Trespass Regulations

Federal Register Range Management and Technical Services Grazing Administration and Trespass Regulations

Federal Register Range Management and Technical Services Grazing Administration and Trespass Regulations

environmental assessment

Mount Emmons Mining Project Environmental Impact Statement Ch. 3 & 4

management plan

Multiple Use Management Review of Undeveloped National Forest Areas in the Rocky Mountain Region

technical report

Native Grasses

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