Comparative analysis of goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) population re-growth following human harvest: Implications for conservation

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-236

  Albrecht, Matthew A ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HARVESTING; HERB; POPULATION GROWTH; REGROWTH;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES; WAYNE COUNTY [OHIO]; WEST VIRGINIA;

HYDRASTIS; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 33845202796     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)156[229:CAOGHC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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