Vegetation management for reducing mortality of ponderosa pine seedlings from Thomomys spp

Crop Protection
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Abstract

The effects of vegetation management on Mazama pocket gopher activity and damage to ponderosa pine seedlings were studied using atrazine herbicide to alter the habitat. Atrazine treatments were applied to a large treatment unit and observed effects were compared to an untreated control unit. The greatly reduced forb and grass cover on the treated unit was associated with a corresponding decrease in pocket gopher activity. Times until seedlings first incurred gopher damage and overall survival of two cohorts of seedlings were greatly increased on the treated unit.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Vegetation management for reducing mortality of ponderosa pine seedlings from Thomomys spp
Series title Crop Protection
DOI 10.1016/0261-2194(95)00034-J
Volume 14
Issue 6
Year Published 1995
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Contributing office(s) Alaska Biological Science Center
Description 4 p.
First page 505
Last page 508
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