Rarity of oak saplings in savannas and woodlands of the eastern Edwards Plateau, Texas

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-41

  Russell, F Leland ^a   Fowler, Norma L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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QUERCUS BUCKLEYI; QUERCUS FUSIFORMIS;

EID: 0032926840     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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