Grazing and substrate interact to affect native vs. exotic diversity in roadside grasslands

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1112-1122

  Safford, H D ^a   Harrison, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Exotic plants; Exotic species richness; Grazing; Invasion; Native species richness; Nonnative plants; Road verges; Serpentine grassland

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRAZING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTRATE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034903642     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[1112:GASITA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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