Fire effects on the cheatgrass seed bank pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-157

  Beckstead, Julie ^a   Street, Laura E ^a   Meyer, Susan E ^b   Allen, Phil S ^c  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biological invasion; Bromus tectorum; natural enemies; plantmicrobial interactions; thermal death point

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FUNGUS; GENERALIST; GRASS; HOST PLANT; MORTALITY; NATURAL ENEMY; PATHOGEN; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SEED BANK; SURVIVAL; WILDFIRE;

UNITED STATES; UTAH; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; PYRENOPHORA SEMENIPERDA;

EID: 79953083487     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00052.1     Document Type: Article

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