An 11-year ecological study of a rare prairie perennial (Asclepias meadii): Implications for monitoring and management

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-77

  Kettle, W Dean ^a   Alexander, Helen M ^a   Pittman, Galen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PRAIRIE;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

ASCLEPIAS MEADII;

EID: 0041822670     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)144[0066:AYESOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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