Native plant growth and seedling establishment in soils influenced by Bromus tectorum

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 630-639

  Rowe, Helen Ivy ^a   Brown, Cynthia S ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Cheatgrass; Invasions; Native species; Rocky Mountain National Park

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL PROFILE; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

ARBUSCULAR; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; FUNGI;

EID: 61949171632     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-006.1     Document Type: Article

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