Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) removal and its effect on native plant communities of riparian forests

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-300

  Hanula, James L ^a   Horn, Scott ^a   Taylor, John W ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Exotic; Invasive; Nonnative; Restoration; Species richness

Indexed keywords

LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM SINENSE;

EID: 73849125485     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-09-028.1     Document Type: Article

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