Ecological strategies for managing tamarisk on the C.M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Biological Conservation

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 535-543

  Lesica, Peter ^a   Miles, Scott ^a  

^a Conservation Biology Research ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Integrated pest management; Invasive species; Regulated river; Riparian; Saltcedar; Tamarix

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DAM; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA CANA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; POPULUS; RIPARIA; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 3142685314     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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