Management strategies for invasive plants in Pacific Northwest prairies, savannas, and oak woodlands

Northwest Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 329-351

  Dennehy, Casey ^a   Alverson, Edward R ^a   Anderson, Hannah E ^a   Clements, David R ^b   Gilbert, Rod ^c   Kaye, Thomas N ^d  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Joint Base Lewis McChord   (United States)

^d Institute for Applied Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOREGION; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PRAIRIE; SAVANNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WOODLAND;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; GEORGIA BASIN; OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PUGET TROUGH; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAMETTE VALLEY;

POACEAE;

EID: 79959548127     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.085.0219     Document Type: Article

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