Smooth brome (Bromus inermis) in tallgrass prairies: A review of control methods and future research directions

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 374-381

  Salesman, Jessica Bolwahn ^a   Jessica, Meredith Thomsen ^b  

^a Effigy Mounds National Monument   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromis inermis; Grasslands; Invasive species management; Prairie restoration; Smooth brome

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; POACEAE;

EID: 80055071109     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.29.4.374     Document Type: Review

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