RESTORATION OF JUNIPER AND MESQUITE DOMINATED GRASSLANDS

GERALD J. GOTTFRIEDRESEARCH FORESTERU.S. FOREST SERVICE

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATIONPHOENIX, ARIZONA

TREES PER ACRE ON DEMONSTRATION PLOT I-MULTIRESOURCE TREATMENT

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TREES PER ACRE ON DEMONSTRATION PLOT II-SAVANNA Original vs Marked

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MESQUITE

MESQUITE DISTRIBUTION IN OKLAHOMA

ANNUAL CHANGES IN MESQUITE COVER-CRUSHING PLOTS, RODEO, NEW MEXICO

ANNUAL CHANGES IN PERENNIAL GRASS COVER—CRUSHING TREATMENTS , RODEO, NEW MEXICO

CHANGES IN MESQUITE CROWN AREA FOLLOWING PRESCRIBED BURN, RODEO, NM

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