Mid-Holocene hemlock decline in eastern North America linked with phytophagous insect activity

Quaternary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 312-320

  Bhiry, Najat ^a   Filion, Louise ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; INSECTA; LAMBDINA FISCELLARIA; PICEA; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

DEFOLIATION; FOREST DECLINE; HEMLOCK; HOLOCENE; PATHOGEN;

CANADA, QUEBEC, SAINT-FLAVIEN;

EID: 0030426846     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1996.0032     Document Type: Article

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