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Germination Timing and Seedling Growth of Poa secunda and the Invasive Grass, Bromus tectorum, in Response to Temperature: Evaluating Biotypes for Seedling Traits that Improve Establishment

Daniel L. Mummey, Mollie E. Herget, Kristina M. Hufford and Lauren Shreading
Ecological Restoration, September 2016, 34 (3) 200-208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.34.3.200
Daniel L. Mummey
Corresponding author, MPG Ranch, 19400 Lower Woodchuck Rd., Florence, MT, .
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Mollie E. Herget
MPG Ranch, 19400 Lower Woodchuck Rd., Florence, MT. Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
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Kristina M. Hufford
Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
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Lauren Shreading
MPG Ranch, 19400 Lower Woodchuck Rd., Florence, MT.
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