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Effects of soil compaction on the germination and survival of common prairie forbs and grasses in Wisconsin prairie revegetation

Niels Jorgensen, Joslyn Mink, Doug Soldat, John Stier and Mark Renz
Native Plants Journal, March 2018, 19 (1) 4-13; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.19.1.4
Niels Jorgensen
, PhD Candidate, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Moore Hall, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706,
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Joslyn Mink
, Former Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin, Horticulture,
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Doug Soldat
, Professor, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1525 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706,
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John Stier
, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Tennessee, 2621 Morgan Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996,
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Mark Renz
, Associate Professor and Extension Weed Specialist, Department of Agronomy, 357 Moore Hall, University of Wisconsin–Madison,
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