Multiple treatment combinations and seed addition increase abundance and diversity of native plants in pacific northwest prairies

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 35-44

  Stanley, Amanda G ^a   Kaye, Thomas N ^a   Dunwiddie, Peter W ^b  

^a Institute for Applied Ecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Grassland; Herbicide; Invasive species; Prescribed burning; Seed limitation

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 79954567250     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.29.1-2.35     Document Type: Article

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