Stability of exotic annual grasses following restoration efforts in southern California coastal sage scrub

Robert Cox; Edith B. Allen

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01437.x

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Stability of exotic annual grasses following restoration efforts in southern California coastal sage scrub

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Authors:

Robert Cox, Edith B. Allen

Year:

2008

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01437.x

Source:

Journal of Applied Ecology. 45: 495-504.

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Abstract

Restoration of semi-arid shrub ecosystems often requires control of invasive grasses but the effects of these grass-control treatments on native and exotic forbs have not been investigated adequately to assess long-term stability. In southern California, coastal sage scrub (CSS) vegetation is one semi-arid shrub community that has been invaded extensively by both exotic grasses and exotic forbs and is a target for restoration.

Keywords

Artemisia californica, Bromus spp, exotic forbs, grass control, herbicide application, invasive species, soil disturbance

Citation

Cox, Robert D.; Allen, Edith B. 2008. Stability of exotic annual grasses following restoration efforts in southern California coastal sage scrub. Journal of Applied Ecology. 45: 495-504.