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Release of Roadside Native Perennial Grasses following Removal of Yellow Starthistle

Stephen L. Young and Victor P. Claassen
Ecological Restoration, December 2008, 26 (4) 357-364; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.26.4.357
Stephen L. Young
Stephen L. Young, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Precision Agricultural Systems, Washington State University, Prosser, WA 99350,
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