Restoring native plant communities in smooth brome (Bromus inermis) - Dominated grasslands

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-250

  Bahm, Matt A ^a,b,c   Barnes, Thomas G ^a,b   Jensen, Kent C ^a,b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive plants; perennial grass; postemergence herbicides; restoration

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS;

EID: 79959341748     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-10-00047.1     Document Type: Article

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