Using canines to detect spotted knapweed: field surveys and characterization of plant volatiles

Invasive plants threaten biodiversity as well as the function of ecosystems and cause loss for land users and managers in western North America. Eradication of invasive plant populations is desirable to prevent these impacts. But eradication is difficult to attain due to imprecise detection rates fo...

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Main Author: Goodwin, Kim Marie
Language:en
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2010/goodwin/GoodwinK1210.pdf