Decline of Cornus florida and forest succession in a Quercus-Carya forest

Plant Ecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-53

  Pierce, Aaron R ^a,c   Bromer, William R ^b   Rabenold, Kerry N ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS   (United States)

^c NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornus florida; Forest dynamics; Pathogens; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DOMINANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA; SHADING; SHRUB; SUCCESSION; SURVIVORSHIP;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; ROSS BIOLOGICAL RESERVE; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ARMILLARIA; AVES; CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; DISCULA DESTRUCTIVA; FUNGI; QUERCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38749145580     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9297-6     Document Type: Article

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