Range Condition Classes of Native Midwestern Pasture: An Ecological Analysis

Authors

John Voigt
J. E. Weaver, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1-1951

Comments

Published in Ecological Monographs, Vol. 21, No. 1 (January 1951), pp. 39-60. Copyright 1951 Ecological Society of America Used by permission.

Abstract

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Classes Of Prairie Plants
Process Of Degeneration Of Prairie
Stages Of Degeneration
The Areas Studied
Location And Size
Topography, Water, And Soil
Vegetation
Excellent Pastures
Good Pastures
Fair Pastures
Poor Pastures
Methods
Comparison Of Range Condition Classes
Excellent Range Condition
Good Range Condition
Page Fair Range Condition
Poor Range Condition
Resume
Occurrence Of Forbs
Basal Area, Mulch, And Bare Soil
Height Of Grazing
Unconsumed Forage Furnished By Grasses And By Forbs
Forage From Grasses
Forage From Forbs
Resume
Amount And Composition Of Unconsumed Forage
Discussion
Summary
Literature Cited