Relationships of native desert plants with red brome (Bromus rubens): Toward identifying invasion-reducing species

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-124

  Abella, Scott R ^b   Craig, Donovan J ^b   Chiquoine, Lindsay P ^b   Prengaman, Kathryn A ^b   Schmid, Sarah M ^b   Embrey, Teague M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Competition; facilitation; invasibility; invasion reducing communities; plant plant interactions; revegetation

Indexed keywords

AMSINCKIA TESSELLATA; BEBBIA; BROMUS; BROMUS RUBENS; ENCELIA; ERIOGONUM FASCICULATUM; KRAMERIA ERECTA;

EID: 79953780219     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-10-00013.1     Document Type: Article

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