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Life History Traits of Exotic and Native Species Determine Grassland Management Outcomes Following Prescribed Fire

View ORCID ProfileAdrián Lázaro-Lobo, View ORCID ProfileAlison K. Paulson, View ORCID ProfileMarcus A. Lashley and View ORCID ProfileGary N. Ervin
Ecological Restoration, March 2023, 41 (1) 34-43; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.41.1.34
Adrián Lázaro-Lobo
Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, 295 Lee Blvd, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, .
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Alison K. Paulson
Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, and United States Department of Agriculture, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Sparks, NV.
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Marcus A. Lashley
Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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