Agricultural Research Service: Study Finds Wildfire Isn't Primary Factor in Invasive Annual Grass Expansion in Great Basin
October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release:
Scientists examined the assumption that wildfires are the primary factor driving the expansion of invasive annual grasses that are taking over shrubland and grassland in the U.S. Great Basin and found that annual grasses are highly competitive even in the absence of significant disturbances like fire.
In fact, according to the study condu . . .
Scientists examined the assumption that wildfires are the primary factor driving the expansion of invasive annual grasses that are taking over shrubland and grassland in the U.S. Great Basin and found that annual grasses are highly competitive even in the absence of significant disturbances like fire.
In fact, according to the study condu . . .