Competitive effect of two nonnative grasses on a native grass in southern Arizona

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-385

  Stevens, Jason M ^a   Fehmi, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Grass invasion; Invasiveness

Indexed keywords

DIGITARIA CALIFORNICA; PENNISETUM CILIARE; PHACELIA ROTUNDIFOLIA; POACEAE;

EID: 73849103315     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-09-022.1     Document Type: Article

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