Restoration of native plant communities in a Hawaiian dry lowland ecosystem dominated by the invasive grass Megathyrsus maximus

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-39

  Ammondt, Selita A ^a   Litton, Creighton M ^a   Ellsworth, Lisa M ^a   Leary, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Ecophysiology; Guinea grass; Invasive species; Native vegetation; Randomized block design

Indexed keywords

CORDIA; CORDIA SUBCORDATA; DODONAEA VISCOSA; PANICUM MAXIMUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84872425728     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01208.x     Document Type: Article

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