Seed and seedling ecology of Acer saccharum and Acer platanoides: A contrast between native and exotic congeners

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-32

  Meiners, Scott J ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER PLATANOIDES; ACER SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 25144438117     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0023:SASEOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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