Identifying Native Vegetation for Reducing Exotic Species during the Restoration of Desert Ecosystems

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 781-787

  Abella, Scott R ^a   Craig, Donovan J ^a   Smith, Stanley D ^a   Newton, Alice C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus rubens; Competition; Invasion reducing communities; Native exotic species relationships; Nitrogen; Restoring resistance; Schismus; Soil

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; SOIL; VEGETATION TYPE;

MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS; BROMUS RUBENS; SCHISMUS; SPHAERALCEA AMBIGUA;

EID: 84869092065     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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