A model for predicting invasive weed and grass dynamics. I. Model development

Weed Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 586-593

  Rinella, Matthew J ^a   Sheley, Roger L ^b  

^a US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition model; Demography; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; WEED CONTROL;

EUPHORBIA ESULA; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POA; POA PRATENSIS;

EID: 33746898360     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-04-190R2.1     Document Type: Article

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