Does kochia prostrata spread from seeded sites? An evaluation from Southwestern Idaho, USA

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-203

  Gray, Erin C ^a   Muir, Patricia S ^b  

^a Ecologist   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

exotic species; greenstrips; management; sagebrush steppe; slickspots; wildfire

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FORAGE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGELAND; SEEDING; STEPPE; WILDFIRE;

IDAHO; INTERMOUNTAIN WEST; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BASSIA PROSTRATA; KOCHIA;

EID: 84875575726     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-11-00177.1     Document Type: Article

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