Stability of exotic annual grasses following restoration efforts in southern California coastal sage scrub

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 495-504

  Cox, Robert D ^a,b   Allen, Edith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia californica; Bromus spp.; Exotic forbs; Grass control; Herbicide application; Invasive species; Soil disturbance

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; COASTAL ZONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SCRUB; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA CALIFORNICA; BROMUS; POACEAE;

EID: 40949156751     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01437.x     Document Type: Article

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