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Evaluation of Locally-Adapted Native Seed Sources and Impacts of Livestock Grazing for Restoration of Historic Oil Pad Sites in South Texas

Anthony D. Falk, Keith A. Pawelek, Forrest S. Smith, Verl Cash and Matthew Schnupp
Ecological Restoration, June 2017, 35 (2) 120-126; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.35.2.120
Anthony D. Falk
(corresponding author) South Texas Natives, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M–Kingsville. 700 University Blvd. MSC 218 Kingsville, TX. 78363. .
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Keith A. Pawelek
South Texas Natives, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M–Kingsville. 700 University Blvd. MSC 218 Kingsville, TX. 78363.
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Forrest S. Smith
South Texas Natives, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M–Kingsville. 700 University Blvd. MSC 218 Kingsville, TX. 78363.
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Verl Cash
King Ranch Incorporated, Three Riverway, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77056.
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King Ranch Incorporated, Three Riverway, Suite 1600, Houston, TX 77056.
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