The significance of air pollution in sugar maple decline

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 530-532

  Bell, Rachael L ^b   Graham, Andrea K ^b   Roy, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acid rain; Economy; Global warming; Maple decline; Pollution; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FOREST HEALTH; POLLUTION EFFECT;

CANADA;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; INSECTA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0031671810     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc74530-4     Document Type: Article

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