Canyon Grassland vegetation changes following fire in Northern Idaho

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-105

  Gucker, Corey L ^a,b   Bunting, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA SOLSTITIALIS; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 79955987572     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.071.0113     Document Type: Article

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