Decaying logs as germination sites in northern hardwood forests

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 178-182

  McGee, Gregory G ^a   Birmingham, John P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0000796129     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/14.4.178     Document Type: Article

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