Detection and monitoring of invasive exotic plants: A comparison of four sampling methods

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-206

  Huebner, Cynthia D ^a  

^a NORTHERN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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CONIUM; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 34447263781     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[183:DAMOIE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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