• DOI:10.2307/4002725
Corpus ID: 55314700

Viewpoint: Western juniper expansion: is it a threat to arid northwestern ecosystems?

@article{Belsky1996ViewpointWJ,
  title={Viewpoint: Western juniper expansion: is it a threat to arid northwestern ecosystems?},
  author={A. Belsky},
  journal={Journal of Range Management},
  year={1996},
  volume={49},
  pages={53-59}
}

A. Belsky

Published 1996

Environmental Science

Journal of Range Management

Many ranchers, rangeland managers, and range scientists in the Pacific Northwest consider western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis Hook.) to be an invading weed that reduces water infiltration, dries up springs and streams, increases erosion, reduces biodiversity, and reduces the quality and quantity of forage for livestock and wildlife species. Although there is little scientific evidence supporting most of these beliefs, they are currently being used as rationales for controlling juniper on… CONTINUE READING

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