Predicting and mitigating weed invasions to restore natural post-fire succession in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-259

  Floyd, M Lisa ^a   Hanna, David ^a   Romme, William H ^b   Crews, Timothy E ^a  

^a PRESCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional groups; Invasive plants; Native grasses; Nutrient availability; Pi on juniper woodlands; Soils

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; CARDUUS; CARDUUS NUTANS; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; JUNIPERUS; POACEAE; TILLANDSIA LINEATISPICA;

EID: 33744753328     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF05066     Document Type: Article

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