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Post Burn Restoration Response of Encelia virginensis within a Small Wash System in the Mojave Desert

Dale A. Devitt, Fred Landau, Scott R. Abella, Matt D. Petrie, Ann M. McLuckie and John O. Kellam
Ecological Restoration, September 2020, 38 (3) 169-179; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.38.3.169
Dale A. Devitt
Dale Devitt (corresponding author), School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154. .
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Fred Landau
Fred Landau, School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV.
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Scott R. Abella
Scott Abella, School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV.
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Matt D. Petrie
Matt Petrie, School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV.
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Ann M. McLuckie
Ann McLuckie, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Hurricane, UT.
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John O. Kellam
John Kella, Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, Bureau of Land Management, St. George UT.
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