Occurrence, persistence, and expansion of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) Populations in the great plains of Montana

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Sexton, Jason P ^a,b   Sala, Anna ^a   Murray, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottonwood; Great plains; Invasive status; Montana; Nonnative distribution; Range margins; Saltcedar; Tamarisk; Tamarix chinensis; Tamarix ramosissima; Willow

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; POPULUS; SALIX; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX; TAMARIX CHINENSIS; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 33344465710     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2006)66[1:OPAEOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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