Extruded seed pellets: a novel approach for enhancing sagebrush seedling emergence

Matthew D Madsen; April Hulet; Karma Phillips; Jerry L Staley; Kirk W Davies; Tony J Svejcar

doi:10.3368/npj.17.3.230

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2000. Seed movements and seedling fates in disturbed sagebrush steppe ecosystems: implications for restoration. Ecological Applications 10:1400–1413.
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2. MacMahon JA,
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2. Boyd CS,
3. Beck JL,
4. Bates JD,
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2011. Saving the sagebrush sea: an ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities. Biological Conservation 144:2573–2584.
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4. Stephens JL.
1986. Effects of soil surface morphology on emergence and survival of seedlings in big sagebrush communities. Journal of Range Management 39:414–421.
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1. Fajardo A,
2. McIntire EJB.
2011. Under strong niche overlap conspecifics do not compete but help each other to survive: facilitation at the intraspecific level. Journal of Ecology 99:642–650.
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2. Benton RA.
1966. The behavior of seeds in soil: II. The germination of seeds on the surface of a water supplying substrate. Journal of Ecology 54:151–166.
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2. Williams JT,
3. Sagar GG.
1965. The behavior of seeds in soil. I. The heterogeneity of soil surfaces and its role in determining the establishment of plants from seed. Journal of Ecology 53:273–286.
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1. Hunter AF,
2. Aarssen LW.
1988. Plants helping plants. Bioscience 38:34–39.
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1. Jacobson TLC,
2. Welch BL.
1987. Planting depth of ‘Hobble Creek’ mountain big sagebrush seed. Great Basin Naturalist 47:497–499.
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1. James JJ,
2. Svejcar TJ.
2010. Limitations to postfire seedling establishment: the role of seeding technology, water availability, and invasive plant abundance. Rangeland Ecology & Management 63:491–495.
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1. Jensen K,
2. Horton H,
3. Reed R,
4. Whitesides R
and USDA-ARS-FRRL. 2001. Intermountain planting guide. Logan (UT): Utah State University. AG 510.
1. Keane RE,
2. Agee JK,
3. Fulé P,
4. Keeley JE,
5. Key C,
6. Kitchen SG,
7. Miller R,
8. Schulte LA.
2008. Ecological effects of large fires on US landscapes: benefit or catastrophe? International Journal of Wildland Fire 17:696–712.
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1. Lambert SM.
2005. Seeding considerations in restoring big sagebrush habitat. In: Shaw NL, Pellant M, Monsen SBcompilers. Symposium proceedings, sagegrouse habitat restoration; 2001 June 4–7; Boise, ID. Fort Collins (CO): US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Proceedings RMRS-P-38.
1. Leck MA,
2. Parker VT,
3. Simpson RL.
2008. Seedling ecology and evolution. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press. 514 p.
1. Liu GX,
2. Han JG.
2008. Seedling establishment of wild and cultivated Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. under different seeding depths. Journal of Arid Environments 72:279–284.
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1. Lysne C,
2. Pellant M.
2004. Establishment of aerially seeded big sagebrush following southern Idaho wildfires. Boise (ID): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office. Technical Bulletin 2004-01. 14 p.
1. Madsen MD,
2. Svejcar TJ.
2011. Development and application of “Seed Pillow” technology for overcoming the limiting factors controlling rangeland reseeding success. US provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/707,853 (0066.11).
1. Madsen MD,
2. Davies KW,
3. Williams CJ,
4. Svejcar TJ.
2012. Agglomerating seeds to enhance native seedling emergence and growth. Journal of Applied Ecology 49:431–438.
OpenUrl
1. Montalvo AM,
2. McMillan PA,
3. Allen EB.
2002. The relative importance of seeding method, soil ripping, and soil variables on seeding success. Restoration Ecology 10:52–67.
OpenUrl
1. Mutz JL,
2. Scifres CJ.
1975. Soil texture and planting depth influence buffelgrass emergence. Journal of Range Management 28:222–224.
OpenUrl
1. Noss RF,
2. LaRoe ET III.,
3. Scott JM.
1995. Endangered ecosystems of the United States: a preliminary assessment of loss and degradation. Washington (DC): National Biological Service. Biological Report 28.
1. Richardson BZ,
2. Monsen SB,
3. Bowers DM.
1986. Interseeding selected shrubs and herbs on mine disturbances in southeastern Idaho. In: McArthur ED, Welch BL, editors. Symposium proceedings, the biology of Artemisia and Chrysothamnus. Ogden (UT): USDA, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. General Technical Report INT-200. p 134–139.
1. Saravanakumar A,
2. Haridasan TM,
3. Reed TB,
4. Kasturi BR.
2007. Experimental investigation and modelling study of long stick wood gasification in a top lit updraft fixed bed gasifier. Fuel 86:2846–2856.
OpenUrl
1. SAS Institute.
2006. Software version 9.2. Cary (NC): SAS Institute Inc.
1. Shaw NL,
2. DeBolt AM,
3. Rosentreter R.
2005. Reseeding big sagebrush: techniques and issues. In: Shaw NL, Pellant M, Monsen SB compilers. Symposium proceedings, sage-grouse habitat restoration; 2001 June 4–7; Boise, ID. Fort Collins (CO): US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Proc. RMRSP-38. p 99–108.
1. Soil Survey Staff
. 2014. Web soil survey. URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/ (accessed 5 Aug 2014). Washington (DC): USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
1. Stamp NE.
1989. Seed dispersal of four sympatric grassland annual species of Erodium. Journal of Ecology 77:1005–1020.
OpenUrl CrossRef Web of Science
1. Stiver SJ,
2. Apa AD,
3. Bohne JR,
4. Bunnell SD,
5. Deibert PA,
6. Gardner SC,
7. Hilliard MA,
8. McCarthy CW,
9. Schroeder MA.
2006. Greater sage-grouse: comprehensive conservation strategy. Cheyenne (WY): Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA).
1. [USDA NRCS] USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
. 2004. The PLANTS database. version 3.5. URL: http://plants.usda.gov (accessed 10 Jul 2015). Baton Rouge (LA): National Plant Data Center.
1. US Fish and Wildlife Service
. 2010. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants: 12-month findings for petitions to list the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) as threatened or endangered. Washington (DC): Federal Register. FWS-R6-ES-2010-0018. 107 p.
1. Vander Wall SB.
1994. Seed fate pathways of antelope bitterbrush: dispersal by seed-caching yellow pine chipmunks. Ecology 75:1911–1926.
OpenUrl CrossRef Web of Science
1. Wagstaff FJ,
2. Welch BL.
1990. Rejuvenation of mountain big sagebrush on mule deer winter ranges using onsite plants as a seed source. In: Symposium proceedings, cheatgrass invasion, shrub die-off, and other aspects of shrub biology and management. General Technical Report INT-276. p 171–174.
1. Whipps JM.
1990. Carbon economy. In: Lynch JMeditor. The rhizosphere. Chichester (UK): Wiley (SXW). p 59–97.
1. Wiedemann HT.
2005. Revegetation equipment catalog. URL: http://reveg-catalog.tamu.edu/ (accessed 6 Sep 2014). College Station (TX): Revegetation Equipment Technology Committee, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.
1. Wijayratne UC,
2. Pyke DA.
2009. Investigating seed longevity of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata). US Geological Survey. Open-File Report 2009-1146. 26 p.
1. Wood MK,
2. Eckert RE,
3. Blackburn WH,
4. Peterson FF.
1982. Influence of crusting soil surfaces on emergence and establishment of crested wheatgrass, squirreltail, Thurber needlegrass, and fourwing salt-bush. Journal of Range Management 35:282–287.
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[1] Arkle RS,
Pilliod DS,
Hanser SE,
Brooks ML,
Chambers JC,
Grace JB,
Knutson KC,
Pyke DA,
Welty JL,
Wirth TA.
2014. Quantifying restoration effectiveness using multi-scale habitat models: implications for sage-grouse in the Great Basin. Ecosphere 5:31.
OpenUrl

[2] Arkle RS,

[3] Pilliod DS,

[4] Hanser SE,

[5] Brooks ML,

[6] Chambers JC,

[7] Grace JB,

[8] Knutson KC,

[9] Pyke DA,

[10] Welty JL,

[11] Wirth TA.

[12] Awadhwal NK,
Thierstein GE.
1985. Soil crust and its impact on crop establishment: a review. Soil & Tillage Research 5:289–302.
OpenUrl

[13] Awadhwal NK,

[14] Thierstein GE.

[15] Bertness MD,
Callaway RM.
1994. Positive interactions in communities. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 9:187–191.
OpenUrl CrossRef PubMed Web of Science

[16] Bertness MD,

[17] Callaway RM.

[18] Brady N,
Weil R.
2002. The nature and properties of soils. 13th ed. Upper Saddle River (NJ): Prentice-Hall. 960 p.

[19] Brady N,

[20] Weil R.

[21] Cassel D,
Nielsen D.
1986. Field capacity and available water capacity. In: Klute A, editor. Methods of soil analysis, Part 1. 2nd ed. Madison (WI): Soil Science Society of America. 1188. p

[22] Cassel D,

[23] Nielsen D.

[24] Chambers JC.
2000. Seed movements and seedling fates in disturbed sagebrush steppe ecosystems: implications for restoration. Ecological Applications 10:1400–1413.
OpenUrl Web of Science

[25] Chambers JC.

[26] Chambers JC,
MacMahon JA,
Haefner JH.
1991. Seed entrapment in alpine ecosystems: effects of soil particle size and diaspore morphology. Ecology 72:1688–1677.
OpenUrl

[27] Chambers JC,

[28] MacMahon JA,

[29] Haefner JH.

[30] Davies KW,
Boyd CS,
Beck JL,
Bates JD,
Svejcar TJ,
Gregg MA.
2011. Saving the sagebrush sea: an ecosystem conservation plan for big sagebrush plant communities. Biological Conservation 144:2573–2584.
OpenUrl

[31] Davies KW,

[32] Boyd CS,

[33] Beck JL,

[34] Bates JD,

[35] Svejcar TJ,

[36] Gregg MA.

[37] Eckert RE Jr.,
Peterson FF,
Meurissee MS,
Stephens JL.
1986. Effects of soil surface morphology on emergence and survival of seedlings in big sagebrush communities. Journal of Range Management 39:414–421.
OpenUrl

[38] Eckert RE Jr.,

[39] Peterson FF,

[40] Meurissee MS,

[41] Stephens JL.

[42] Fajardo A,
McIntire EJB.
2011. Under strong niche overlap conspecifics do not compete but help each other to survive: facilitation at the intraspecific level. Journal of Ecology 99:642–650.
OpenUrl Web of Science

[43] Fajardo A,

[44] McIntire EJB.

[45] Harper JL,
Benton RA.
1966. The behavior of seeds in soil: II. The germination of seeds on the surface of a water supplying substrate. Journal of Ecology 54:151–166.
OpenUrl

[46] Harper JL,

[47] Benton RA.

[48] Harper JL,
Williams JT,
Sagar GG.
1965. The behavior of seeds in soil. I. The heterogeneity of soil surfaces and its role in determining the establishment of plants from seed. Journal of Ecology 53:273–286.
OpenUrl CrossRef Web of Science

[49] Harper JL,

[50] Williams JT,

[51] Sagar GG.

[52] Hunter AF,
Aarssen LW.
1988. Plants helping plants. Bioscience 38:34–39.
OpenUrl FREE Full Text

[53] Hunter AF,

[54] Aarssen LW.

[55] Jacobson TLC,
Welch BL.
1987. Planting depth of ‘Hobble Creek’ mountain big sagebrush seed. Great Basin Naturalist 47:497–499.
OpenUrl

[56] Jacobson TLC,

[57] Welch BL.

[58] James JJ,
Svejcar TJ.
2010. Limitations to postfire seedling establishment: the role of seeding technology, water availability, and invasive plant abundance. Rangeland Ecology & Management 63:491–495.
OpenUrl

[59] James JJ,

[60] Svejcar TJ.

[61] Jensen K,
Horton H,
Reed R,
Whitesides R
and USDA-ARS-FRRL. 2001. Intermountain planting guide. Logan (UT): Utah State University. AG 510.

[62] Jensen K,

[63] Horton H,

[64] Reed R,

[65] Whitesides R

[66] Keane RE,
Agee JK,
Fulé P,
Keeley JE,
Key C,
Kitchen SG,
Miller R,
Schulte LA.
2008. Ecological effects of large fires on US landscapes: benefit or catastrophe? International Journal of Wildland Fire 17:696–712.
OpenUrl

[67] Keane RE,

[68] Agee JK,

[69] Fulé P,

[70] Keeley JE,

[71] Key C,

[72] Kitchen SG,

[73] Miller R,

[74] Schulte LA.

[75] Lambert SM.
2005. Seeding considerations in restoring big sagebrush habitat. In: Shaw NL, Pellant M, Monsen SBcompilers. Symposium proceedings, sagegrouse habitat restoration; 2001 June 4–7; Boise, ID. Fort Collins (CO): US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Proceedings RMRS-P-38.

[76] Lambert SM.

[77] Leck MA,
Parker VT,
Simpson RL.
2008. Seedling ecology and evolution. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press. 514 p.

[78] Leck MA,

[79] Parker VT,

[80] Simpson RL.

[81] Liu GX,
Han JG.
2008. Seedling establishment of wild and cultivated Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. under different seeding depths. Journal of Arid Environments 72:279–284.
OpenUrl

[82] Liu GX,

[83] Han JG.

[84] Lysne C,
Pellant M.
2004. Establishment of aerially seeded big sagebrush following southern Idaho wildfires. Boise (ID): US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Idaho State Office. Technical Bulletin 2004-01. 14 p.

[85] Lysne C,

[86] Pellant M.

[87] Madsen MD,
Svejcar TJ.
2011. Development and application of “Seed Pillow” technology for overcoming the limiting factors controlling rangeland reseeding success. US provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/707,853 (0066.11).

[88] Madsen MD,

[89] Svejcar TJ.

[90] Madsen MD,
Davies KW,
Williams CJ,
Svejcar TJ.
2012. Agglomerating seeds to enhance native seedling emergence and growth. Journal of Applied Ecology 49:431–438.
OpenUrl

[91] Madsen MD,

[92] Davies KW,

[93] Williams CJ,

[94] Svejcar TJ.

[95] Montalvo AM,
McMillan PA,
Allen EB.
2002. The relative importance of seeding method, soil ripping, and soil variables on seeding success. Restoration Ecology 10:52–67.
OpenUrl

[96] Montalvo AM,

[97] McMillan PA,

[98] Allen EB.

[99] Mutz JL,
Scifres CJ.
1975. Soil texture and planting depth influence buffelgrass emergence. Journal of Range Management 28:222–224.
OpenUrl

[100] Mutz JL,

[101] Scifres CJ.

[102] Noss RF,
LaRoe ET III.,
Scott JM.
1995. Endangered ecosystems of the United States: a preliminary assessment of loss and degradation. Washington (DC): National Biological Service. Biological Report 28.

[103] Noss RF,

[104] LaRoe ET III.,

[105] Scott JM.

[106] Richardson BZ,
Monsen SB,
Bowers DM.
1986. Interseeding selected shrubs and herbs on mine disturbances in southeastern Idaho. In: McArthur ED, Welch BL, editors. Symposium proceedings, the biology of Artemisia and Chrysothamnus. Ogden (UT): USDA, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. General Technical Report INT-200. p 134–139.

[107] Richardson BZ,

[108] Monsen SB,

[109] Bowers DM.

[110] Saravanakumar A,
Haridasan TM,
Reed TB,
Kasturi BR.
2007. Experimental investigation and modelling study of long stick wood gasification in a top lit updraft fixed bed gasifier. Fuel 86:2846–2856.
OpenUrl

[111] Saravanakumar A,

[112] Haridasan TM,

[113] Reed TB,

[114] Kasturi BR.

[115] SAS Institute.
2006. Software version 9.2. Cary (NC): SAS Institute Inc.

[116] SAS Institute.

[117] Shaw NL,
DeBolt AM,
Rosentreter R.
2005. Reseeding big sagebrush: techniques and issues. In: Shaw NL, Pellant M, Monsen SB compilers. Symposium proceedings, sage-grouse habitat restoration; 2001 June 4–7; Boise, ID. Fort Collins (CO): US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Proc. RMRSP-38. p 99–108.

[118] Shaw NL,

[119] DeBolt AM,

[120] Rosentreter R.

[121] Soil Survey Staff
. 2014. Web soil survey. URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/ (accessed 5 Aug 2014). Washington (DC): USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

[122] Soil Survey Staff

[123] Stamp NE.
1989. Seed dispersal of four sympatric grassland annual species of Erodium. Journal of Ecology 77:1005–1020.
OpenUrl CrossRef Web of Science

[124] Stamp NE.

[125] Stiver SJ,
Apa AD,
Bohne JR,
Bunnell SD,
Deibert PA,
Gardner SC,
Hilliard MA,
McCarthy CW,
Schroeder MA.
2006. Greater sage-grouse: comprehensive conservation strategy. Cheyenne (WY): Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA).

[126] Stiver SJ,

[127] Apa AD,

[128] Bohne JR,

[129] Bunnell SD,

[130] Deibert PA,

[131] Gardner SC,

[132] Hilliard MA,

[133] McCarthy CW,

[134] Schroeder MA.

[135] [USDA NRCS] USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
. 2004. The PLANTS database. version 3.5. URL: http://plants.usda.gov (accessed 10 Jul 2015). Baton Rouge (LA): National Plant Data Center.

[136] [USDA NRCS] USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

[137] US Fish and Wildlife Service
. 2010. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants: 12-month findings for petitions to list the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) as threatened or endangered. Washington (DC): Federal Register. FWS-R6-ES-2010-0018. 107 p.

[138] US Fish and Wildlife Service

[139] Vander Wall SB.
1994. Seed fate pathways of antelope bitterbrush: dispersal by seed-caching yellow pine chipmunks. Ecology 75:1911–1926.
OpenUrl CrossRef Web of Science

[140] Vander Wall SB.

[141] Wagstaff FJ,
Welch BL.
1990. Rejuvenation of mountain big sagebrush on mule deer winter ranges using onsite plants as a seed source. In: Symposium proceedings, cheatgrass invasion, shrub die-off, and other aspects of shrub biology and management. General Technical Report INT-276. p 171–174.

[142] Wagstaff FJ,

[143] Welch BL.

[144] Whipps JM.
1990. Carbon economy. In: Lynch JMeditor. The rhizosphere. Chichester (UK): Wiley (SXW). p 59–97.

[145] Whipps JM.

[146] Wiedemann HT.
2005. Revegetation equipment catalog. URL: http://reveg-catalog.tamu.edu/ (accessed 6 Sep 2014). College Station (TX): Revegetation Equipment Technology Committee, US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

[147] Wiedemann HT.

[148] Wijayratne UC,
Pyke DA.
2009. Investigating seed longevity of big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata). US Geological Survey. Open-File Report 2009-1146. 26 p.

[149] Wijayratne UC,

[150] Pyke DA.

[151] Wood MK,
Eckert RE,
Blackburn WH,
Peterson FF.
1982. Influence of crusting soil surfaces on emergence and establishment of crested wheatgrass, squirreltail, Thurber needlegrass, and fourwing salt-bush. Journal of Range Management 35:282–287.
OpenUrl

[152] Wood MK,

[153] Eckert RE,

[154] Blackburn WH,

[155] Peterson FF.

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