Potential ocean dispersal of cordgrass (Spartina spp.) from core infestations

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-259

  Morgan, Vanessa H ^a   Sytsma, Mark D ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drift card; Estuarine; Invasive; Long distance dispersal

Indexed keywords

SPARTINA;

EID: 84878689286     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-12-00042.1     Document Type: Article

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