Sagebrush ecosystem recovery hobbled by loss of soil complexity at development sites
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 17:00
in Earth & Climate
In big sagebrush country, re-establishing the ecosystem's namesake shrub may jump-start the recovery process more successfully after oil and gas development than sowing grass-dominated reclamation seed mixes typically used to quickly re-vegetate bare soil on well pads, report two Colorado scientists in the January 2015 issue of Ecological Applications, released today.