Vegetation-site relationships of witness trees (1780-1856) in the presettlement forests of eastern West Virginia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-224

  Abrams, Marc D ^a   McCay, Deanna M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHESTNUT BLIGHT; FIRE EXCUSION; LOGGING; WITNESS TREE;

USA, WEST VIRGINIA, MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST;

ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; CARYA; CASTANEA DENTATA; ENDOTHIA PARASITICA; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; PINUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS COCCINEA; QUERCUS PRINUS; QUERCUS VELUTINA; TILIA AMERICANA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0029666888     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x26-025     Document Type: Article

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