Change in leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) density and soil seedbank composition 10 years following release of Aphthona spp. biological control agents

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-160

  Setter, Cassandra M ^a,b   Lym, Rodney G ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Invasive species; Leafy spurge flea beetle; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

ALTICINI; APHTHONA; COLEOPTERA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA; HEXAPODA; POA; POA PRATENSIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 84876125386     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-12-00031.1     Document Type: Article

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