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DOI: | 10.1007/s00267-008-9090-x |
Web URL(s): | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-008-9090-x/fulltext.html Last checked: 10/05/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Kwit, Charles;
Collins, Beverly |
Author Affiliation: | Kwit: Department of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, OH; Collins: Department of Biology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC |
Title: | Native grasses as a management alternative on vegetated closure gaps |
Source: | Environmental Management. Vol. 41, No. 6, June 2008, p. 929-936. |
Publishing Information: | New York: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Related Web URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00267-008-9090-x Last checked: 10/05/2017 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Choice of species; Erosion control; Evapotranspiration; Ground cover; Landscape management; Maintenance practices; Native grasses; Remediation
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Abstract/Contents: | "Capped waste sites often are vegetated with commercial turf grasses to increase evapotranspiration and prevent erosion and possible exposure of the barrier. Fertilizer, frequent watering, and mowing may be required to establish the turf grass and prevent invasion by trees and shrubs. Oldfield vegetation of grasses and forbs is a possible sustainable alternative to turf grass communities. To determine if oldfield vegetation can establish on caps, we (1) compared establishment of a dominant oldfield grass and a commercial turf grass under different combinations of new closure cap management: spring or summer planting and presence or absence of amendments to alleviate drought (watering, mulch) or increase soil fertility (fertilizer, lime, a nitrogen-fixing legume); (2) surveyed existing caps to determine if oldfield species establish naturally; and (3) performed a greenhouse experiment to compare growth of two native grasses under low and amended (added water, soil nutrients) conditions. Both the commercial grass and oldfield species established under new cap conditions; fertilizer, water, and mulch improved vegetation establishment in spring or summer, but legumes decreased grass cover. In the greenhouse, both native grasses grew best with amendments; however, substantial stem and root length were obtained with no fertilizer and only once-weekly watering. Existing vegetated caps supported planted grasses and naturally established oldfield species. Overall, the results indicate native grasses can establish on new caps and oldfields can serve as a management model; further work is needed to determine the management strategy to maintain herbaceous vegetation and slow woody species invasion." |
Language: | English |
References: | 18 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Kwit, C., and B. Collins. 2008. Native grasses as a management alternative on vegetated closure gaps. Environ. Manage. 41(6):p. 929-936. |
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