Response of herbaceous vegetation to summer fire in the western south Texas plains

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-210

  Ruthven III, Donald C ^a   Synatzske, David R ^a  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

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COMMELINA ERECTA; CROTON; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES; MELAMPODIUM CINEREUM; PHYSALIS CINERASCENS;

EID: 0036699958     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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