The establishment success of native versus non-native herbaceous seed mixes on a revegetated roadside in Central Texas

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-240

  Tinsley, M Jeannine ^a   Simmons, Mark T ^a   Windhager, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bermudagrass; Cynodon dactylon; Invasive; Native; Revegetation; Roadside

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ECOSYSTEMS; ROADSIDES; SEED; SITE SELECTION; WATER SUPPLY;

BERMUDAGRASS; CYNODON DACTYLON; INVASIVE; NATIVE;

REVEGETATION;

BUILDINGS; ECOSYSTEMS; REVEGETATION; ROADSIDES; SEED; SITE SELECTION; WATER SUPPLY;

INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; REVEGETATION; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CYNODON DACTYLON;

EID: 33644548713     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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