Restoration Studies in Degraded Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands of North-Central New Mexico
Jacobs BF and Gatewood RG. 1999. Restoration Studies in Degraded Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands of North-Central New Mexico. In Jacobs BF and Gatewood RG (ed): Proceedings: Ecology and management of pinyon-juniper communities within the Interior West, 1997 September 15-18, Provo, Utah. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Ogden, UT. Proceedings RMRS-P-9
Small scale experiments were initiated in 1994, at 2 degraded pinyon-juniper woodland sites in north-central New Mexico to evaluate the efficacy of restoration methodologies for reestablishment of native herbaceous cover. Results after 3 years post-treatment were highly significant: a primary, overstory reduction and slash mulching treatment produced 2-7 fold increases in total herbaceous cover relative to both controls and pre-treatment condition. Secondarily, soil surface preparation and seeding treatments appeared to confer no significant benefits over the primary treatment herbaceous response.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Jacobs, Brian; Gatewood, Richard
- Units
- BAND
- Keywords
- land-use/treatment, Management, Native Plants, Pinyon-juniper woodlands, Plant Studies, Restoration-Natural, understory plants