Effects of Douglas-Fir dwarf mistletoe on trees in thinned stands in the pacific northwest

Forest Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-365

  Tinnin, Robert O ^a   Parks, Catherine G ^b   Knutson, Donald M ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pacific Northwest Research Station   (United States)

^c Biological Lab Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Arceuthobium douglasii; Growth; Intensification; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Vigor

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

ARCEUTHOBIUM DOUGLASII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

FORESTRY;

ARCEUTHOBIUM DOUGLASII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0032811248     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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