Elk winter forage enhancement by herbicide control of spotted knapweed

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 627-633

  Rice, Peter M ^a   Toney, J Christopher ^a   Bedunah, Donald J ^a   Carlson, Clinton E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service Forestry Science Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Centaurea maculosa; Cervus elaphus; Elk; Exotic weeds; Fescue grassland; Herbicides; Restoration; Western Montana; Winter range

Indexed keywords

ELK; FORAGE ENHANCEMENT; HERBICIDE; INTRODUCED PLANT; SPOTTED KNAPWEED; WEED CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA, ROCKY MOUNTAINS; USA, MONTANA;

CENTAURES MACULOSA; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0030834438     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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