Year: 1983
Type: book
Abstract: precipitation period during the winter of 1976-77 may have been an example of such an extreme.Precipitation during this period was near the lowest in recorded history over most of the West.Following that winter, extensive areas of sagebrush kill were observed in Idaho, Nevada, Utah, western Wyoming, and western Colorado.Severe damage to other shrub species was also observed.Winter injury appeared to be the primary cause.Some plant species appear to have been killed or damaged by drought alone.The objective of this paper is to briefly review winter injury of plants and shrubs in particular, document the observed winter injury of 1976-77, and correlate the occurrence with weather records.
Authors: David L. Nelson, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Ogden, Utah), Charles F. Tiernan
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W2487826920