Broadcast seeding as a potential tool to reestablish native species in degraded dry forest ecosystems in hawaii

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 300-305

  Brooks, Samuel ^a   Cordell, Susan ^b   Perry, Lyman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Division of Forestry and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadcast seeding; Dry forest; Hawaii; Pennisetum clandestinum; Restoration

Indexed keywords

PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE;

EID: 68649117025     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.27.3.300     Document Type: Article

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