Radial growth response of Douglas-fir and grand fir to larval densities of the Douglas-fir tussock moth and the western spruce budworm

Forest Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-205

  Mason, Richard R ^a   Wickman, Boyd E ^a   Paul, H Gene ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Insect defoliators; Insect monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030922034     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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