Evaluations of plastic mesh tubes for protecting conifer seedlings from pocket gophers in three western states

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 86-90

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Anthony, Richard M ^b   Barnes Jr , Victor G ^c   Krupa, Heather W ^a   Evans, James ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Alaska Biological Science Center   (United States)

^c Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PLASTIC PIPE; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONIFER SEEDLINGS; PLASTIC MESH TUBES;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; GEOMYIDAE;

EID: 0032633172     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/14.2.86     Document Type: Article

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