Disjunct eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) stands at its southern range boundary

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 602-612

  Hart, Justin L ^a,b   Shankman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Appalachian Mountains; Forest regeneration; Pinaceae; Population structure; Tsuga canadensis

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

CONIUM; PINACEAE; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 33644749233     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2005)132[602:DEHTCS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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