Ecological status of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in its native range in Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2554-2563

  Tindall, Jeffrey R ^a   Gerrath, John A ^a   Melzer, Melody ^a   McKendry, Karen ^a   Husband, Brian C ^a   Boland, Greg J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHARACTERIZATION; ECOLOGY; FUNGI; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FUNGAL PATHOGENS; HEALING; LITTER DEPTH; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; RESEARCH PROGRAMS;

FORESTRY;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

BIODIVERSITY; CASTANEA; ECOLOGY; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; FUNGI; PATHOGENS; SOIL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACER; CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CASTANEA DENTATA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; QUERCUS; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 15944397986     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-145     Document Type: Article

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