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Historic, Archive Document Do assume not content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. v ^ X jmt/ l%? /^ssxX //SSbkN /\ ^ Xv X. X^!™**^ yv X X ^^^V x / X X A r " X/ X / X x ^ss^ / /^^%^^^\X^\"**^ / X X ^ x^ ^ f'> — 2 Contents Page Introductory Papers 1 Delmar Vail Symposium introduction: management of semiarid rangelands impacts of annual weeds on resource values 3 — James A. Young History and use of semiarid plant communities changes in vegetation 5 Howard C. Stutz Evolution of weedy annuals 9 David A. Pyke Cheatgrass demography—establishment attributes, recruitment, ecotypes, Stephen J. Novak and genetic variability 1 W. D. Billings Ecological impacts of cheatgrass and resultant fire on ecosystems in the Western Great Basin 22 Erin F. Peters Fire conditions and pre- and postoccurrence of annual grasses on the Stephen C. Bunting Snake River Plain 31 Walter L Graves Potential for replacing naturalized weeds in California's annual grasslands Melvin D. Rumbaugh with selected Mediterranean species: plant exploration and management Wesley M. Jarrell considerations 37 Stephen B. Monsen The competitive influences of cheatgrass {Bromus tectorum) on site restoration 43 Fire Ecology and Management 51 Stephen C. Bunting Effects of fire on juniper woodland ecosystems in the Great Basin 53 P. E. Hosten Cheatgrass dynamics following wildfire on a sagebrush semidesert N. E. West site in Central Utah 56 Mike Pellant History and applications of the Intermountain greenstripping program 63 G. Allen Rasmussen Prescribed burning considerations in sagebrush annual grassland communities 69 Neil E. West Effects of fire on salt-desert shrub rangelands 71 Paul M. Schlobohm A technical comparison model: class A foam compared to water as an example 75 Marcus Schmidt Nevada live fuel moisture sampling project—implications for fire behavior 80 Ecology 81 Gary L. Kiemnec Management implications of yellow starthistle adaptations in the Michael L Mclnnis Pacific Northwest 83 Robert R. Kindschy Pristine vegetation of the Jordan Crater Kipukas: 1978-91 85 M. Hironaka Medusahead: natural successor to the cheatgrass type in the Northern Great Basin 89 Larry L. Larson Ecological relationships between yellow starthistle and cheatgrass 92 Roger L. Sheley Page Herman S. Mayeux Potential interactions between global change and Intermountain annual Hyrum B. Johnson grasslands 95 H. Wayne Polley Joseph P. McCaffrey Assessment of biological control ofexotic broadleafweeds in Linda M. Wilson Intermountain rangelands 101 Stephen J. Novak Quantitative variation within and among cheatgrass populations: the role of multiple introductions 103 Mike Pellant Distribution oftwo exotic grasses on Intermountain rangelands: Christi Hall status in 1992 109 Robin J. Tausch Effects of simulated fall and early spring grazing on cheatgrass Robert S. Nowak and perennial grass in western Nevada 113 Allen D. Bruner James Smithson Robin J. Tausch Patterns of annual grass dominance on Anaho Island: implications Tony Svejcar forGreat Basin vegetation management 120 J. Wayne Burkhardt Paul T. Tueller Great Basin annual vegetation patterns assessed by remote sensing 126 Jan E. Gurr VA mycorrhizal status of burned and unburned sagebrush habitat 132 Marcia Wicklow-Howard B. K. Pendleton Growth, reproduction, and life historyfeatures of fourwing saltbush D. C. Freeman grown in a common garden 136 E. D. McArthur R. L. Pendleton James D. Trent Potential role of soil microoganisms in medusahead invasion 140 James A. Young Robert R. Blank Michael J. Zielinski Controlling erosion on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District, Nevada 143 Resources 147 Frederick C. Dobler Washington State shrub-steppe ecosystem studies with emphasis on the relationship between nongame birds and shrub and grass coverdensities 149 DennisJ. Fielding Grasshoppercommunity responses to shrub loss, annual grasslands, Merlyn A. Brusven and crested wheatgrass seedlings: management implications 162 Thomas C. Roberts, Jr. Resource impacts of cheatgrass and wildfires on public lands and livestockgrazing 167 Roger Rosentreter Displacement of rare plants by exoticgrasses 170 1 Page Restoration: Weed Control 177 Jayne Belnap Potential role of cryptobiotic soil crusts in semiarid rangelands 179 Ann C. Kennedy Biological control of annual grass weeds 186 / Samuel N. Mattise Mechanical control of undesirable annuals on the Boise Front, Idaho 190 Gerald Scholten Alex G. Ogg, Jr. A review of the chemical control ofdowny brome 194 David A. Pyke Ecological significance of seed banks with special reference to alien annuals 197 — John F. Vallentine Use of livestockto control cheatgrass a review 202 Allan R. Stevens Marcia C. WickJow-Howard Mycorrhizal ecology of shrub-steppe habitat 207 F. E. Northam New weedy grasses associated with downy brome 21 R. H. Callihan Restoration: Seed Germination and Establishment 213 Phil S. Allen Regulation of germination timing in facultatively fall-emerging grasses 215 Susan B. Debaene-Gill Susan E. Meyer Robert R. Blank Water-soluble chemistry following simulated burning of soil-litter Fay L Allen of big sagebrush, squirreltail, cheatgrass, and medusahead 220 James A. Young Gary W. Frasier Establishment characteristics of cheatgrass undervarious wet-dry watering sequences 225 Stuart P. Hardegree Germination enhancement of perennial grasses native to the Intermountain Region 229 William S. Longland Seed use by desert granivores 233 Ellen Martens Temperature profiles for germination of cheatgrass versus native Debra Palmquist perennial bunchgrasses 238 James A. Young Susan E. Meyer Germination and establishment ecology of big sagebrush: implications for community restoration 244 Nancy L. Shaw Spiny hopsage seed germination and seedling establishment 252 Marshall R. Haferkamp Richard Stevens Rangeland species germination through 25 and up to 40 years Kent R. Jorgensen ofwarehouse storage 257 J. D. Maguire Enhanced performance of grass seed by matriconditioning 266 E. S. Maring W. J. Johnston C. D. Burrows F 1 Page R. L. Pendleton Reproductive biology of bitterbrush: interacoessional hybridization E. D. McArthur of plants grown in a common garden 268 Stanford A. Young The (certified) seeds of revegetation 271 Restoration: Seedbed Preparation and Seeding 273 Saud L. Al-Rowaily Effects of polyacrylamide on establishmentand growth of crested Neil E. West wheatgrass seedlings and sagebrush tubelings 275 Mike Boltz Factors influencing postfire sagebrush regeneration in south-central Idaho 281 Jerry R. Cox An international approach for selecting seeding sites: a case study 291 Fernando A. Ibarra- Martha H. Martin-R Bruce A. Roundy Relating seedbed environmental conditions to seedling establishment 295 Richard Stevens Interseeding and transplanting to enhance species composition 300 John Waddington Drill seeding in Western Canada 307 F. Ben Dyck Garry G. Bowes Duane H. McCartney John Waddington Direct seeding of alfalfa into northern pasture and rangeland 31 Michael P. Schellenberg Jane R. King Harold T. Wiedemann Disk-chain-dikerconsiderations for seedbed preparation 314 J. Ross Wight Decision support systems for restoration and management of annual rangelands 320 F. B. Dyck Drills for rangeland sod seeding 323 G. G. Bowes J. Waddington N. W. Holt Effect of seeding date and furrow opener on forage crop establishment F. B. Dyck at Swift Current, Saskatchewan 328 S. Tessier H. T. Wiedemann Disk-chain-diker operation 330 Restoration: Species Utility 331 N. Jerry Chatterton Fructan metabolism and cool-temperature growth in cheatgrass 333 Douglas A. Johnson Selection for enhanced seedling establishment in cool-season Kay H Asay range grasses 337 . Stanley G. Kitchen Perennial forb life-history strategies on semiarid rangelands: implications for revegetation 342 E. Durant McArthur Ecology, distribution, and values of sagebrush within the Intermountain Region 347