Lack of evidence for impact of the European White Birch, Betula pendula, on the hydrology of Wainfleet Bog, Ontario

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 393-398

  Diamond, Joshua ^a   Browning, Mark ^b   Williams, Andrew ^c   Middleton, John ^d  

^a Niagara Peninsula Conserv Authority   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Birch; Bog; Hydrology; Invasive species; Ontario; Wainfleet Bog

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BOG; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; WATER TABLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WAINFLEET BOG;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 3543062358     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v117i3.741     Document Type: Article

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