Does thinning affect gypsy moth dynamics?

Forest Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-245

  Liebhold, Andrew M ^a   Muzika, Rose Marie ^a   Gottschalk, Kurt W ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Lymantria dispar; Parasitism; Silviculture; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

LYMANTRIA DISPAR;

EID: 0031661879     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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