Tree cavity resources for dependent cavity-using wildlife in West Virginia Forests

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-121

  Kahler, Harry A ^a,b   Anderson, James T ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Beech bark disease; Cavity trees; Monongahela National Forest; West Virginia

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HARDWOODS;

BEECH BARK DISEASE; CAVITY TREE; MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST (MNF); SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS (SAF);

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARDWOODS; QUERCUS; ROBINIA; WEST VIRGINIA;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; CRYPTOCOCCUS FAGISUGA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; PICEA; PICEA RUBENS; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PRINUS; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 33745162924     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/23.2.114     Document Type: Article

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