American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in the pre-settlement vegetation of Mammoth Cave National Park, Central Kentucky, USA

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-281

  McEwan, Ryan W ^a   Rhoades, Chuck ^b,d   Beiting, Steven ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c NATURESERVE   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

American chestnut; Land deed; Reference conditions; Restoration; Witness tree

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; PLANT BREEDING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

KENTUCKY; MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMELANCHIER; AMELANCHIER ARBOREA; CASTANEA DENTATA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGI; NYSSA SYLVATICA; NYSSACEAE; OXYDENDRUM; OXYDENDRUM ARBOREUM; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS MARILANDICA; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PRINUS; QUERCUS STELLATA; QUERCUS VELUTINA;

EID: 22144497754     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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