Blister rust prevalence in krummholz whitebark pine: Implications for treeline dynamics, northern Rocky Mountains, Montana, U.S.A.

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Resler, Lynn M ^a   Tomback, Diana F ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECOTONE; POPULATION DECLINE; RUST DISEASE; TREELINE;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CRONARTIUM RIBICOLA; PINUS ALBICAULIS;

EID: 38949138775     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-116)[RESLER]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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