An emerging crisis across northern prairie refuges: Prevalence of invasive plants and a plan for adaptive management

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-65

  Grant, Todd A ^a   Flanders Wanner, Bridgette ^b   Shaffer, Terry L ^c   Murphy, Robert K ^d   Knutsen, Gregg A ^e  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b Huron Wetland Management District   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^e Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive species; Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis); Mixed grass prairie; Restoration; Smooth brome (Bromus inermis)

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 61849097739     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.27.1.58     Document Type: Article

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