Managing Wholes —> photos —> Managing productivity —> 12thumbnail index
   
  Managing productivity
previous  12 of 21  next
 
 
Jim Howell
short dry grass
 
 

Dormant period on low-production mild temperate steppe getting 12" (300 mm) precipitation annually. On mild steppes, extremely erratic rainfall limits production. This increases space between plants, so we rely more on litter to protect the soil surface. The High Lonesome, Lordsburg, southwestern New Mexico, U.S.A.