Fungi causing above-ground wood decay in structures in California

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-298

  Wilcox, W Wayne ^a   Dietz, Mark ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Above ground; Basidiomycetes; Structures; Wood decay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012569623     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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