Survey of old-growth forest in Massachusetts

Rhodora

Volumn 98, Issue 896, 1996, Pages 419-444

  Dunwiddie, Peter W ^a,b   Leverett, Robert T ^c  

^a Lost Farm   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern hemlock; Massachusetts; Northern hardwood forests; Old growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000553919     PISSN: 00354902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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