Roadside Soils: A Corridor for Invasion of Xeric Scrub by Nonindigenous Plants

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-109

  Greenberg, Cathryn H ^a,d   Crownover, Stanley H ^b,e   Gordon, Doria R ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Health Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d US Forest Service   (United States)

^e Buncombe County Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic plants; Invasive plants; Roadside soils; Roadside vegetation; Scrub

Indexed keywords

CORRIDOR; INTRODUCED PLANT; INVASIVE PLANT; ROADSIDE SOIL; SCRUB;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0031436756     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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