Reducing competitive suppression of a rare annual forb by restoring native California perennial grasslands

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-29

  Carlsen, Tina M ^a   Menke, John W ^b   Pavlik, Bruce M ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amsinckia grandiflora; Exotic plants; Grassland restoration; Interspecific plant competition; Light competition; Native plants; Poa secunda; Rare plants; Water competition

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; RARE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AMSINCKIA GRANDIFLORA; POA; POA SECUNDA; POACEAE;

EID: 0034033463     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2000.80004.x     Document Type: Article

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