Forest pathogens: Friend or foe to biodiversity?

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Winder, R S ^a   Shamoun, S F ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological control; Community; Ecology; Ecosystem; Evolution

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 33745181697     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060660609507378     Document Type: Conference Paper

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