Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8849667 | Rangelands | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
On the Ground
- Tanglehead is a native bunchgrass with a pan-tropical distribution. Historically, tanglehead was common but not abundant in southern Texas and was considered a decreaser whose presence indicated good range condition.
- Beginning in the late 1990s, the Texas Coastal Sand Plain ecoregion witnessed dramatic increases in the abundance and distribution of tanglehead: thousands of acres of former grasslands were replaced by dense monotypic stands of tanglehead, reducing habitat quality for livestock and wildlife.
- Our research has focused on understanding factors related to tanglehead's expansion, its effects on habitat quality, and management practices that can improve range condition and habitat quality.
- Tanglehead is a native bunchgrass with a pan-tropical distribution. Historically, tanglehead was common but not abundant in southern Texas and was considered a decreaser whose presence indicated good range condition.
- Beginning in the late 1990s, the Texas Coastal Sand Plain ecoregion witnessed dramatic increases in the abundance and distribution of tanglehead: thousands of acres of former grasslands were replaced by dense monotypic stands of tanglehead, reducing habitat quality for livestock and wildlife.
- Our research has focused on understanding factors related to tanglehead's expansion, its effects on habitat quality, and management practices that can improve range condition and habitat quality.
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Authors
David B. Wester, Fred C. Bryant, Aaron D. Tjelmeland, Joshua L. Grace, Scott L. Mitchell, John T. Edwards, Fidel Hernández, Robert K. Lyons, Megan K. Clayton, Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, Richard V. Machen, J. Alfonso Ortega-S.,