Forest ecosystem responses to exotic pests and pathogens in eastern North America

BioScience

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 395-405

  Lovett, Gary M ^a   Canham, Charles D ^a   Arthur, Mary A ^b   Weathers, Kathleen C ^a   Fitzhugh, Ross D ^c  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest; Invasive species; Nutrient cycling; Pathogens; Pests

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 33646501698     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2006)056[0395:FERTEP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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