The attack of greenheart (Ocotea rodiaei Mez) and creosote treated Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb.) by Limnoria tripunctata Menzies

Material und Organismen

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages

  Pitman, Andrew J ^a   Cragg, Simon M ^a   Daniel, Geoffrey ^b  

^a Buckinghamshire College   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Creosote; Douglas fir; Greenheart; Limnoria tripunctata; Pilings; Soft rot; Tunnelling bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542530179     PISSN: 00255270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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