Article
Reference unit-based estimates of winterfat browse weights
Journal of Range Management
(1986)
Abstract
Precise and accurate plant weight data are important to range managers, but difficult and expensive to obtain. Indirect and non- destructive estimates are especially desirable where vegetation is sparse and slow-growing on permanent plots. A new indirect, nondestructive approach developed in Australia, the reference unit method, was quantitatively related to clipped weights of winterfat (Ceratoides lanata) browse in Curlew Valley, Utah. The reference unit method was quite precise, accurate, and efficient in predicting browse weights even though size and form of the shrubs differed
greatly. The only major disadvantage was mental fatigue created by the requirement of greater sustained concentration.Â
Disciplines
Publication Date
1986
Citation Information
Neil E. West. "Reference unit-based estimates of winterfat browse weights" Journal of Range Management Vol. 39 Iss. 2 (1986) p. 187 - 189 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/neil_west/163/