Exotic plant species in the southern boreal forest of Saskatchewan

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-163

  Sumners, W H ^a   Archibold, O W ^b  

^a MDH Engineered Solutions   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Disturbance; Exotic plants; Forest management; Invasive species; Roadside right of ways; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BOREAL FOREST; INVASIVE SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

FORESTRY; PLANTS; SASKATCHEWAN;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ASTERACEAE; BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; CREPIS; CREPIS TECTORUM; FABACEAE; FESTUCA RUBRA; POA; POA COMPRESSA; POACEAE; SONCHUS; SONCHUS ARVENSIS; SONCHUS OLERACEUS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM;

EID: 34948876420     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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