Persistence of pinyon pine snags and logs in southwestern Colorado

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 247-252

  Kearns, H S J ^a   Jacobi, William R ^a   Johnson, D W ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decay; Ips confusus; Leptographium wageneri var. wageneri; Pinus edulis

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); MANAGEMENT; SOFTWOODS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BLACK STAIN ROOT DISEASE; IPS CONFUSUS; LEPTOGRAPHIUM WAGENERI VAR. WAGENERI; SOUND LOGS;

FORESTRY;

DECAY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PATHOLOGY; PINUS EDULIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COLEOPTERA; IPS CONFUSUS; JUNIPERUS; LEPTOGRAPHIUM WAGENERI VAR. WAGENERI; PINUS EDULIS; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 27644589370     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/20.4.247     Document Type: Article

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