Vegetation response following invasive tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) removal and implications for riparian restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 461-472

  Harms, Rebecca S ^a   Hiebert, Ron D ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive plant management; Plant community; Riparian restoration; Salt cedar; Tamarix

Indexed keywords

INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VEGETATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX;

EID: 33747373393     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2006.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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