Cheatgrass encroachment on a ponderosa pine forest ecological restoration project in Northern Arizona

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-46

  McGlone, Christopher M ^a   Springer, Judith D ^a   Covington, W Wallace ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum); Drought disturbance; Ecological restoration; Prescribed fire; Southwestern pine forests

Indexed keywords

BOS; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 61849150450     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.27.1.37     Document Type: Article

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