The Ammophila problem on the Northwest Coast of North America

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 287-299

  Wiedemann, Alfred M ^a   Pickart, Andrea ^b  

^a EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammophila; Control; Dunes; North america; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AMMOPHILA ARENARIA; POACEAE;

FOREDUNE; INTRODUCED GRASS;

USA, OREGON;

EID: 0030449917     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-2046(95)00240-5     Document Type: Article

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