The performance of native and non-native turfgrass monocultures and native turfgrass polycultures: An ecological approach to sustainable lawns

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1095-1103

  Simmons, Mark ^a   Bertelsen, Michelle ^a   Windhager, Steve ^a,b   Zafian, Holly ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological approach; Lawn; Polyculture; Sustainability; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; LAWN; POLYCULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; TURFGRASS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRRIGATION; OCEAN STRUCTURES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

COST REDUCTION;

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HOME GARDEN; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE; MONOCULTURE; MOWING; NATIVE SPECIES; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER USE;

BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; BOUTELOUA HIRSUTA; BOUTELOUA RIGIDISETA; CYNODON DACTYLON; ERIONEURON PILOSUM; HILARIA BELANGERI; POACEAE; SPOROBOLUS VAGINIFLORUS;

EID: 79957986311     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.03.004     Document Type: Review

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