Practical challenges in private stewardship of rangeland ecosystems: Yellow starthistle control in Sierra Nevadan foothills

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-37

  Aslan, Clare E ^a   Hufford, Matthew B ^a   Epanchin Niell, Rebecca S ^a   Port, Jeffrey D ^a   Sexton, Jason P ^a   Waring, Timothy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Centaurea solstitialis; Heterogeneous landscapes; Invasive species; Landscape ecology; Weed control

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; RANGELAND; WEED CONTROL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS;

EID: 61949288593     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-123     Document Type: Article

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