Plant, small mammal, and avian diversity following control of honey mesquite

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-212

  Nolte, Kenneth R ^a   Fulbright, Timothy E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

herbicides; Prosopis glandulosa; species richness; triclopyr + picloram

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHEMICAL CONTROL; HERBICIDE; HONEY MESQUITE; PLANT; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

USA, TEXAS;

MIMOSACEAE; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 0030618349     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002382     Document Type: Article

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