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Creator:: Averett, Joshua P.
Abstract:: Invasion by non-native plants into natural areas is an important component of global change that threatens biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function. Mountains are currently among the least invaded ecosystems, however, these biodiversity hotspots are increasingly under threat of exotic plant invasion. Evaluation of plant species distribution patterns in mountain...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Timothy DelCurto, Michael M. Borman Invasion by non-native plants into natural areas is an

Creator:: Ridder, Luke W.
Abstract:: Ventenata dubia L. (ventenata) is an introduced, winter annual grass that has recently been raising concerns across the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie and the Palouse Prairie. It is well established now in pasturelands, croplands, and a variety of ecosystems including grasslands, sagebrush steppe, ponderosa pine forests and woodlands. Ventenata is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: impacts of ventenata on hay quality and harvesting equipment, producers of Timothy (Phelum pretense L

Creator:: Watson, Brogan L.
Abstract:: Observed declines in native pollinator species worldwide has generated concern and focused research into the disturbances, past and present, which may have contributed to these losses. In grasslands, for example, habitat degradation and fragmentation from historical and current crop production and livestock grazing has left only a few remnants of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis), Canada bluegrass (Poa compressa), timothy (Phleum pretense) and

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