Inter- and intra-site variation in the fruiting of common beech (fagus sylvatica l.) in england over a twenty two year period (1980–2001)

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-22

  Packham, J R ^a   Hilton, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beech mast sampling; Cydia fagiglandana; Fagus sylvatica; Masting

Indexed keywords

FRUITING; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; MASTING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CYDIA; CYDIA FAGIGLANDANA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0036330171     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.2002.9747315     Document Type: Article

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