Beech bark disease in northern hardwood forests: The importance of nitrogen dynamics and forest history for disease severity

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-268

  Latty, Erika F ^a,b,c   Canham, Charles D ^b   Marks, Peter L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HARDWOODS; NITROGEN;

BEECH BARK DISEASE;

FORESTRY;

DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SECONDARY FOREST;

DISEASES; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; NITROGEN;

UNITED STATES;

FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0242584438     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-183     Document Type: Article

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