SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION UPON PRODUCTION OF MOOSE FORAGE IN ALASKA

Authors

  • Wayne L. Regelin
  • Albert W. Franzmann
  • Charles C. Schwartz

Abstract

Nitrogen fertilizer was applied to small plots in spruce and spruce-birch forest types in southcentral Alaska. The fertilized areas had burned 30 years before and been mechanically crushed 1 year before treatment. Nitrogen (N) was applied as ammonium sulfate or urea at rates of 66 or 133 kg of N per ha. Production of graminoid species increased after fertilization, but growth of forb and shrub species was not changed. N fertilization is not recommended as a method of increasing forage production for moves in this area.

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1980-01-01

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Regelin, W. L., Franzmann, A. W., & Schwartz, C. C. (1980). SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF NITROGEN FERTILIZATION UPON PRODUCTION OF MOOSE FORAGE IN ALASKA. Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose, 16, 392–397. Retrieved from https://www.alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1667

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Vol. 16 (1980): Alces Vol. 16 (1980)

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