Effects of nutrient manipulations and grass removal on cover, species composition, and invasibility of a novel grassland in Colorado

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 818-826

  Cherwin, Karie L ^a   Seastedt, Timothy R ^b   Suding, Katharine N ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasibility; Novel ecosystem; Prairie grassland restoration; Soil nutrient availability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; INVASIBILITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PRAIRIE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS; POACEAE; SPOROBOLUS AIROIDES;

EID: 77957225645     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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