Chronology of the spread of Tamarisk in the central Rio Grande

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 658-668

  Everitt, Benjamin L ^a  

^a Utah Division of Water Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Tamarisk; Vegetation change; Water development

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RIVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

RIO GRANDE; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; POPULUS; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX;

EID: 0032462404     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161680     Document Type: Article

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