Double-stocking for overcoming damage to conifer seedlings by pocket gophers

Crop Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 687-690

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Anthony, Richard M ^b   Barnes Jr , Victor G ^c   Krupa, Heather W ^a   Evans, James ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Alaska Fish/Wildl Research Center   (United States)

^c Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal damage; Non lethal control; Reforestation; Stocking rates; Thomomys

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; RODENT; SEEDLING; STOCKING DENSITY;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS CONTORTA; THOMOMYS TALPOIDES;

EID: 0032439076     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(98)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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