Incidence of Perenniporia fraxinophila and its effects on green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) woodlands in eastern Montana, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 153-159

  Lesica, P ^a   Atthowe, H E ^b   Dugan, F M ^c  

^a Conservation Biology Research ^*  (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy dieback; Decline; Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Green ash; Montana; Perenniporia fraxinophila; Woodland

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ECOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CANOPY DIEBACK;

FORESTRY;

DIEBACK; DISEASE INCIDENCE; WOODLAND;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; PERENNIPORIA; PERENNIPORIA FRAXINOPHILA;

EID: 0041350408     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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