Notes on forest succession in old fields in southeastern Ontario: The woody species

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 410-418

  Crowder, A ^a   Harmsen, R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Old fields; Shrubs; Southeastern Ontario; Succession; Trees; Vines

Indexed keywords

OLD FIELD; SUCCESSION; WOODY PLANT;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; MALUS PUMILA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; ULMUS; ULMUS AMERICANA;

EID: 0032435549     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/p.358443     Document Type: Article

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