Response of planted eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) to mechanical release, competition, and drought in the Southern Appalachians

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-23

  Clinton, Barton D ^a   Elliott, Katherine J ^a   Swank, Wayne T ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KALMIA; KALMIA LATIFOLIA; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 0002746614     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/21.1.19     Document Type: Article

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