The effectiveness of glyphosate for controlling Brachypodium pinnatum in chalk grassland

Biological Conservation

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-265

  Hurst, Audra ^a   John, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachypodium pinnatum; Chalk grassland; Conservation management; Dominance; Glyphosate; Re colonisation

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED CONTROL;

BRACHYPODIUM PINNATUM;

EID: 0032941596     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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