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Salt desert seeding trials to inform restoration seed mixes

M Nikki Grant-Hoffman, Anjelica Spencer, Steve Parr, Anna Lincoln and Brandon Sanders
Native Plants Journal, September 2023, 24 (3) 206-214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.24.3.206
M Nikki Grant-Hoffman
Bureau of Land Management, 760 Horizon Drive, Suite 102, Grand Junction, CO 81506
Roles: Field Ecologist
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Anjelica Spencer
Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506
Roles: Ecologist
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Steve Parr
Upper Colorado Native Plant Center, 5538 County Road 4, Meeker, CO 81641
Roles: Manager
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Anna Lincoln
Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506
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Brandon Sanders
Upper Colorado Native Plant Center, 5538 County Road 4, Meeker, CO 81641
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