Scale and pattern of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) invasion in Rocky Mountain National Park

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 377-390

  Banks, E Rose ^a   Baker, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; cheatgrass; expansion; invasion; invasive species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GPS; GRASS; GRASSLAND; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; PATCH SIZE; SHRUBLAND; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEXTURE;

COLORADO; EURASIA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84856444683     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.031.0408     Document Type: Article

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