Gradient analysis of the distribution of a fungal disease of Cornus florida in the southern Appalachian Mountains, Tennessee

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 811-818

  Wilds, Stephanie P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance history; Ecological modeling; Great Smoky Mountains; Multiple linear regression analysis; Topographic position

Indexed keywords

DOGWOOD ANTHRACNOSE; FUNGAL DISEASE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONA PARK; TENNESSEE; USA;

CORNACEAE; CORNUS FLORIDA; DISCULA DESTRUCTIVA;

EID: 0031408127     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237025     Document Type: Article

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