Indirect effects of beech bark disease on sugar maple seedling survival

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 807-813

  Hane, Elizabeth N ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; SOILS; SUGARS;

SUGAR MAPLE SEEDLINGS;

FORESTRY;

DISEASE; FOREST; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SHADING; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL;

UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0038472214     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-008     Document Type: Article

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