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Filtering by: Date issued sim 2002-04-05 License All rights reserved Subject Purple loosestrife -- Biological control -- Oregon

Biological control of purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae) : stability of control and integration with wetland management practices

Creator:

Schat, Marjolein

Abstract:

Purple loosestrife is a wetland perennial that came to the eastern seaboard of North America in ship ballast and raw wool in the 1800's. Since coming to the United States, it has spread across the country, forming dense monospecific stands in wetlands. Mechanical and chemical control was expensive and ineffective,...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis