Dendroecological reconstruction and interpretation of larch budmoth (Zeiraphera diniana) outbreaks in two central alpine valleys of Switzerland from 1470-1990

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 277-290

  Weber, Urs M ^a  

^a LARIX   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Alps; Dendroecology; European larch; Larch budmoth outbreaks; Skeleton plot

Indexed keywords

ZEIRAPHERA DINIANA;

EID: 0030901078     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004680050086     Document Type: Article

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