The extent of mission grasses and Gamba Grass in the Darwin region of Australia's Northern Territory

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-290

  Kean, Louise ^a   Price, Owen ^a  

^a Dept Infrastructure Plan/Environ ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Gamba Grass; Mission Grass; Rapid assessment; Roadside survey; Weeds

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRASS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GAYANUS; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PEDICELLATUM; PENNISETUM POLYSTACHION; PENNISETUM POLYSTACHYON; POACEAE;

EID: 0038033167     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc030281     Document Type: Article

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