Effects of anthracnose on dogwood mortality and forest composition of the Cumberland Plateau (U.S.A.)

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1430-1435

  Hiers, John Kevin ^a,b   Evans, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DOGWOOD ANTHRACNOSE; FLOWERING DOGWOOD; FOREST; INTRODUCED FUNGUS; MORTALITY;

USA, CUMBERLAND PLATEAU;

CORNUS FLORIDA; DISCULA DESTRUCTIVA; LINDERA BENZOIN; NYSSA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0031444777     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.97009.x     Document Type: Article

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