Alien Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis Leyss.) in a Tallgrass Prairie Remnant: S Seed Bank, Seedling Establishment, and Growth Dynamics

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 289-294

  Blankespoor, Gilbert W ^a   May, Jennifer K ^a,b  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien plant species; Bromus inermis; Invasion dynamics; Smooth brome; Tallgrass prairie remnants

Indexed keywords

BROMUS INERMIS; POACEAE;

GROWTH DYNAMICS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTRODUCED PLANT; PRAIRIE REMNANT; SEED BANK; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SMOOTH BROME; TALLGRASS PRAIRIE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030301483     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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