Reduced soil compaction enhances establishment of non-native plant species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-232

  Kyle, G Page ^a   Beard, Karen H ^a   Kulmatiski, Andrew ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; Centaurea diffusa; Invasive; Penetrometer; Shrub steppe; Washington

Indexed keywords

INVASIVE SPECIES; MESOCOSM; PENETROMETER; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB; SOIL; STEPPE;

METHOW VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; LUPINUS; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 35449004948     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9260-y     Document Type: Article

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