The myth of the resilient forest: Case study of the invasive Norway maple (Acer platanoides)

Rhodora

Volumn 102, Issue 911, 2000, Pages 332-354

  Webb, Sara L ^c   Dwyer, Marc ^c   Kaunzinger, Christina K ^a   Wyckoff, Peter H ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GUILFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer platanoides; Acer saccharum; Biological invasions; Forest ecology; New Jersey; Northern hardwoods forest; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000638959     PISSN: 00354902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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