Changes in forest structure associated with oak decline in severely impacted areas of northern Arkansas

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Heitzman, Eric ^a   Grell, Adrian ^b   Spetich, Martin ^b   Starkey, Dale ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas; Boston Mountains; Oak decline; Quercus spp.; Red oak borer

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION;

FOREST STRUCTURE; REGENERATION;

HARDWOODS;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTS; MORTALITY; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; WOOD SPECIES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; ENAPHALODES RUFULUS; NYSSA SYLVATICA; NYSSACEAE; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; SASSAFRAS; SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM;

EID: 33947694726     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/31.1.17     Document Type: Article

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