Effective strategies for landscape-scale weed control: A case study of the Skagit Knotweed Working Group, Washington

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 338-345

  Holman, Melisa L ^a   Carey, Robert G ^a   Dunwiddie, Peter W ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive plants; Japanese knotweed; landscape scale; Skagit River; weed control

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDOWNER; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RIVER SYSTEM; WEED CONTROL;

SKAGIT RIVER; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM;

EID: 77955213848     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.030.0309     Document Type: Article

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