Using rangeland health assessment to inform successional management

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 356-366

  Sheley, Roger L ^a   James, Jeremy J ^a   Vasquez, Edward A ^a   Svejcar, Tony J ^a  

^a USDAAgricultural Research Service   (United States)

Author keywords

EBIPM; ecologically based invasive plant management; Rangeland health assessment; successional management

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052508399     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-10-00087.1     Document Type: Article

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