UCSC student Erin Avery applies one quart of
fire retardant to experimental plot on Highlands Ridge. The unsprayed
control plot is a couple of meters to the east. Erin is investigating
the effects of retardant on the growth of thistles and other
grassland plants, both natives and exotic weeds. Last May we
suffered a serious thistle
invasion which may have been augmented by application of
fire retardant. This is a senior thesis project sponsored by
her advisor Ingrid Parker. For the text and results of Erin's
thesis see NUTRIENT
INPUT EFFECTS FROM FIRE RETARDANT ON EXOTIC SPECIES, SPECIES
RICHNESS, AND SPECIES DIVERSITY IN A COASTAL CALIFORNIA GRASSLAND. 1-21-01
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