The Function and Management of Roadside Vegetation

Handbook of Road Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 373-381

  Milton, Suzanne J ^a,b   Dean, W Richard J ^a,b   Sielecki, Leonard E ^c   van der Ree, Rodney ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Renu Karoo Veld Restoration   (South Africa)

^c Ministry of Transportation   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Invasive species; Management; Plants; Road reserve; Roadside habitat; Weeds

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOHAZARDS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; MANAGEMENT; NOISE POLLUTION; ROADSIDES; SEED; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; STABILITY; WEED CONTROL;

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENTS; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANTS; ROAD RESERVE; ROADSIDE VEGETATION; VEHICLE COLLISIONS; WEEDS;

VEGETATION;

EID: 84977144627     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118568170.ch46     Document Type: Chapter

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