Phragmites australis management in the United States: 40 years of methods and outcomes

AoB PLANTS

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Hazelton, Eric L G ^a,b   Mozdzer, Thomas J ^b,c   Burdick, David M ^d   Kettenring, Karin M ^a,b   Whigham, Dennis F ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Common reed; ecological restoration; herbicide; invasive plant; invasive species; management; Phragmites australis; watershed restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901982131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20412851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plu001     Document Type: Review

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