Trained dogs outperform human surveyors in the detection of rare spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe)

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-121

  Goodwin, Kim M ^a   Engel, Rick E ^a   Weaver, David K ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

eradication; rangeland; rare plant monitoring; search dog; vapor detection; Weeds

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA STOEBE;

EID: 77953996567     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-09-00025.1     Document Type: Article

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