Controlling invasive annual grasses in grazed pastures: Population dynamics and critical gap sizes

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1152-1159

  Tozer, Katherine N ^a,e   Chapman, David F ^a   Quigley, Paul E ^b   Dowling, Peter M ^c   Cousens, Roger D ^a   Kearney, Gavin A ^b   Sedcole, J Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Charles Sturt University ^*  (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Annual grass weeds; Critical gap size; Gap ecology; Population growth of annual grasses; Weed ecology and management; Weed invasion

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; GAP DYNAMICS; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PASTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM MURINUM; POACEAE; VULPIA; VULPIA BROMOIDES; VULPIA MYUROS;

EID: 46749125716     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01500.x     Document Type: Article

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