The vegetation of West Virginia grass bald communities

Castanea

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-160

  Rentch, James S ^a   Fortney, Ronald H ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Salem International University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASS BALD; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION;

USA, WEST VIRGINIA;

DANTHONIA COMPRESSA; PICEA RUBENS; VACCINIUM;

EID: 0031396055     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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