Effects of an introduced pathogen on resistance to natural disturbance: Beech bark disease and windthrow

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1832-1843

  Papaik, Michael J ^a,b,e   Canham, Charles D ^a   Latty, Erika F ^a,c   Woods, Kerry D ^d  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c HOLLINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BENNINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; PROBABILITY; SUBSTRATES;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOREST COMPOSITION; SEEDBED SUBSTRATES;

DISEASES;

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISTURBANCE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; WINDTHROW;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISEASES; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; PROBABILITY; SUBSTRATES;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 29844445493     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-116     Document Type: Article

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