Fire and Invasive Annual Grasses in Western Ecosystem
A project funded by the Joint
Fire Science Program
Annual grasses have invaded a number of shrub and forest ecosystems in
western North America and are linked to changes in both ecosystem structure
and function. In addition to well documented impacts on native plant diversity,
these invasives have the potential for altering fuel structure and fire
behavior. Research on ways to prevent invasive annual grass invasions and
restore invaded habitats has independently and repeatedly been identified
by all land management agencies
as a top national research priority.URL http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fire/lv/fireandinvasives/
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