Principles for ecologically based invasive plant management

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-239

  James, Jeremy J ^a   Smith, Brenda S ^a   Vasquez, Edward A ^a   Sheley, Roger L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem repair; land management; planning; restoration; succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956896571     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-09-00027.1     Document Type: Article

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