Response of understory vegetation important to the northern bobwhite following imazapyr and mechanical treatments

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1071-1076

  Welch, James R ^a   Miller, Karl V ^b   Palmer, William E ^b,c,e,f   Harrington, Timothy B ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenal ; Colinus virginianus; Habitat; Herbicide; Imazapyr; Northern bobwhite; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MECHANICAL CONTROL; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TALL TIMBER RESEARCH STATION; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 15544371688     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[1071:ROUVIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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