Quantity and value of commercial moss harvest from forests of the Pacific Northwest and Appalachian regions of the U.S.

Bryologist

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-214

  Muir, P S ^a   Norman, K N ^a   Sikes, K G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decorative moss; Epiphytes; Florist trade; Harvest permits; Moss export; Nontimber forest products; Special forest products; Sustainable harvest

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; MARCHANTIOPHYTA;

EID: 33646736020     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2006)109[197:QAVOCM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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