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Efficacy of Seven Invasive-Bermudagrass Removal Strategies in Three Texas Ecoregions

Trevor S. Farthing, James P. Muir, Anthony D. Falk and Darrel Murray
Ecological Restoration, December 2018, 36 (4) 306-314; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.36.4.306
Trevor S. Farthing
Department of Wildlife, Sustainability and Ecosystem Sciences, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX. Current address: Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
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James P. Muir
corresponding author, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Stephenville, TX 76401, Department of Wildlife, Sustainability and Ecosystem Sciences at Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76402. .
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Anthony D. Falk
South Texas Natives Project, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, Kingsville, TX.
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Darrel Murray
Department of Wildlife, Sustainability and Ecosystem Sciences, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX.
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