Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-2009 Vegetation Characteristics of Wyoming Big Sagebrush Communities Historically Seeded with Crested Wheatgrass in Northeastern Great Basin, USA Justin Rodney Williams Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the Other Life Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Williams, Justin Rodney, "Vegetation Characteristics of Wyoming Big Sagebrush Communities Historically Seeded with Crested Wheatgrass in Northeastern Great Basin, USA" (2009). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 232. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/232 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS OF WYOMING BIG SAGEBRUSH COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY SEEDED WITH CRESTED WHEATGRASS IN NORTHEASTERN GREAT BASIN, USA by Justin R. Williams A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Range Science Approved: ________________________ ________________________ Roger E. Banner Thomas A. Monaco Major Professor Committee Member ________________________ ________________________ Steven A. Dewey Byron R. Burnham Committee Member Dean of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2009 ii ABSTRACT Vegetation Characteristics of Wyoming Big Sagebrush Communities Historically Seeded with Crested Wheatgrass in Northeastern Great Basin, USA by Justin R. Williams, Master of Science Utah State University, 2009 Major Professor: Dr. Roger E. Banner Department: Wildland Resources Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L.] Gaertn.) is one of the most commonly seeded grass species in the western United States and dominates thousands of hectares in the Great Basin.