The effectiveness of management interventions for the control of Spartina species: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 592-618

  Roberts, Philip D ^a,b   Pullin, Andrew S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuary; Evidence based; Mudflats; Saltmarsh; Spartina alterniflora; Spartina anglica; Spartina townsendii; Wetland management

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DOMINANCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HERBICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUDFLAT; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA ANGLICA; SPARTINA X TOWNSENDII;

EID: 50149083049     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.889     Document Type: Article

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