Combined impacts of native grass competition and introduced weevil herbivory on Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 529-534

  Ferrero Serrano, Ángel ^a   Collier, Timothy R ^b   Hild, Ann L ^b   Mealor, Brian A ^c   Smith, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ceutorhynchus litura; Hesperostipa comata; Integrated pest management (IPM); Sporobolus airoides; Synergism; Weevil

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); GRASS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HERBIVORY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MONOCOTYLEDON; RANGELAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SYNERGISM; WEED CONTROL;

CEUTORHYNCHUS LITURA; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HESPEROSTIPA; HESPEROSTIPA COMATA; HEXAPODA; POACEAE; SPOROBOLUS AIROIDES;

EID: 61949286253     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-142R.1     Document Type: Article

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