INVASIVE ECOLOGY OF EXOTIC OLD WORLD BLUESTEM GRASSES AND INSIGHTS FOR COASTAL PRAIRIE RESTORATION IN SOUTH TEXAS

Despite the agronomic benefits of exotic grass plantings for pasture and rangeland forage, exotic grass invasions are capable of having dramatic and widespread impacts on native communities and ecosystems. Exotic Old World bluestem grasses (OWBG; Bothriochloa and Dichanthium spp.) have become increa...

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Main Author: Ruffner, Marvin E.
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2012
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_etds/15
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=pss_etds