A sixteen-year record of regional and temporal variation in the fruiting of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in England (1980-1995)

Forestry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-16

  Hilton, G M ^a   Packham, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FAGACEAE;

BEECH; FRUITING; MAST; SAMPLING;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030613111     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/70.1.7     Document Type: Article

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