Vegetation-site relationships of roadside plant communities in West Virginia, USA

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-138

  Rentch, J S ^a   Fortney, R H ^b   Stephenson, S L ^c   Adams, H S ^d   Grafton, W N ^a   Anderson, J T ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d Dabney S Lancaster Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Non native exotic species; Roadside vegetation; Species indicator analysis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14844337491     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2004.00993.x     Document Type: Article

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