Plant nutrient levels on two summer ranges in the River of No Return Wilderness Area, Idaho

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Elliott, Charles L.; Flinders, Jerran T.

Source:

Great Basin Naturalist, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Volume 44, Issue 4, p.621-626 (1984)

Call Number:

A84ELL01IDUS

URL:

https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/wnan/article/view/29194

Keywords:

plant nutrient levels, River of No Return Wilderness Area, SWAP

Abstract:

Monthly percent nutrient and moisture levels of plant species on two summer ranges in the River of No Return Wilderness Area of Idaho were determined. Festuca idahoensis exhibited the highest average crude protein content of graminoids on both study areas. Achillea millefolium and Balsamorhiza saggittata at Rush Point and Trifolium spp. and Achillea millefolium at Cold Meadows possessed the highest mean crude protein content of the forbs examined. Grasses exhibited greater average seasonal levels of crude fiber, and forbs generally contained significantly larger levels of Ca, P, and moisture.

Notes:

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
Elliott CL, Flinders JT. 1984. Plant nutrient levels on two summer ranges in the River of No Return Wilderness Area, Idaho. [accessed 2015 Dec 21]; Great Basin Naturalist. 44(4):621–626. https://journals.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/wnan/article/download/29194/2....