Document Type
Newsletter
Publication Date
Winter 2010
Publication Title
Mojave Applied Ecology Notes
Volume
3
Issue
4
Abstract
Desert fires fueled by exotic grasses like the omnipresent red brome (Bromus rubens) can be intense and cause widespread mortality of native vegetation. Native desert scrub communities such as those dominated by blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) do not readily reestablish after fire (Abella 2009) and may even become more abundant in the post-burn landscape initiating a fire cycle that occurs at a greater frequency than the recovery time of the long-lived desert perennial community.
Keywords
Blackbrush – Effect of fire on; Bromus rubens; California – Mojave Desert; Coleogyne ramosissima; Desert plants; Endemic plants; Invasive plants; Revegetation; Southwest; New; Wildfires
Disciplines
Desert Ecology | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Sciences | Other Environmental Sciences | Plant Sciences | Weed Science
Language
English
Repository Citation
Abella, S. R.,
Engel, E. C.
(2010).
Trying to beat the brome: Understanding establishment thresholds and choosing competitive native species at Parashant National Monument.
Mojave Applied Ecology Notes, 3(4),
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/sea_fac_articles/367
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