Conservation status of Saint John River Valley Hardwood Forest in Western New Brunswick

Rhodora

Volumn 103, Issue 913, 2001, Pages 47-70

  MacDougall, Andrew ^a,b  

^a Nature Trust of New Brunswick   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Deciduous forest; Maine; New Brunswick; Rare vascular plant taxa; Saint John River Valley Hardwood Forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002650893     PISSN: 00354902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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