The enigma of yellow-cedar decline what is killing these long-lived, defensive trees?

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4-10

  Hennon, Paul E ^a   Shaw III, Charles G ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTOR; BIOTIC FACTOR; CLIMATIC CHANGE; POPULATION DECLINE; YELLOW CEDAR;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA; USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0031395558     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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