Vascular flora and edaphic characteristics of saline prairies in Louisiana

Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 357-379

  Reid, Christopher S ^a   Faulkner, Patricia L ^a   MacRoberts, Michael H ^b,c   MacRoberts, Barbara R ^b,c   Bordelon, Marc ^d  

^a LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

^b Bog Research   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CAREX; CYPERACEAE; LECHEA SAN-SABEANA; MINUARTIA; POACEAE; SAXIFRAGA;

EID: 77956223524     PISSN: 19345259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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