Effects of a low-dose fluridone treatment on submersed aquatic vegetation in a eutrophic Minnesota lake dominated by Eurasian watermilfoil and coontail

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 44, Issue JAN., 2006, Pages 19-25

  Valley, Ray D ^a   Crowell, W ^a   Welling, C H ^a   Proulx, N ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Cover; Exotic; Management; Nonnative; Sonar A.S.

Indexed keywords

CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 33646550232     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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