A river system to watch: documenting the effects of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) biocontrol in the virgin river valley

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 405-410

  Bateman, Heather L ^a   Dudley, Tom L ^b   Bean, Dan W ^c   Ostoja, Steven M ^d   Hultine, Kevin R ^e   Kuehn, Michael J ^b,f  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMARIX;

EID: 78649818482     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.28.4.405     Document Type: Review

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