Barrens and the forest-prairie interface in presettlement Crawford County, Illinois

Castanea

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 260-267

  Edgin, Bob R ^a   Ebinger, John E ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRENS; BLACK OAK; FOREST-PRAIRIE INTERFACE; PRAIRIE; SAVANNA; SILVER MAPLE; SUGAR MAPLE; WHITE OAK;

USA, ILLINOIS, CRAWFORD COUNTY;

ACER SACCHARINUM; ACER SACCHARUM; ACERACEAE; BETULACEAE; CARYA; CORYLUS AMERICANA; FAGACEAE; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; JUGLANDACEAE; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS VELUTINA; ULMACEAE; ULMUS;

EID: 0031391248     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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