Environmental correlates of the distribution and abundance of Microstegium vimineum, in east Tennessee

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 545-562

  Cole, Patrice G ^a   Weltzin, Jake F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

EID: 18844411442     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0545:ECOTDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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