When are native species inappropriate for conservation plantings?

Rangelands

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 27-32

  Ganguli, Amy C ^a   Engle, David M ^b   Mayer, Paul M ^c   Fuhlendorf, Samuel D ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; PRAIRIE; TREE PLANTING;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 65549092840     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-501X-30.6.27     Document Type: Article

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