Plant community changes after the reduction of an invasive rangeland weed, diffuse knapweed, Centaurea diffusa

Biological Control

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-146

  Stephens, Andrea E A ^a   Krannitz, Pam G ^b   Myers, Judith H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bromus spp.; Centaurea diffusa; Diversity; Ecological restoration; Invasive species treadmill; Larinus minutus; Weed biocontrol

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; LARINUS MINUTUS; POACEAE;

EID: 68949131076     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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