Road survey of the invasive tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) in Virginia

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 506-512

  McAvoy, Thomas J ^a   Snyder, Amy L ^a   Johnson, Nels ^b   Salom, Scott M ^a   Kok, Loke T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 406 A Hutcheson Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasive tree; physiographic region; road survey; Virginia

Indexed keywords

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA;

EID: 84870583007     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-12-00039.1     Document Type: Review

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