How tidal regime and treatment timing influence the clipping frequency for controlling invasive Spartina alterniflora: Implications for reducing management costs

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 593-601

  Tang, Long ^a   Gao, Yang ^a   Wang, Chenghuan ^a   Wang, Jinqing ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Chen, Jiakuan ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clipping; Habitat dependence; Spartina alterniflora; Tidal regime; Treatment frequency; Treatment timing

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GRASS; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARSH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TIDAL CYCLE; WEED CONTROL;

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 77952880220     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9465-9     Document Type: Article

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