Current and historical composition and size structure of upland forests across a soil gradient in North Mississippi

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-48

  Surrette, Sherry B ^a,b   Aquilani, Steven M ^c   Brewer, J Stephen ^d  

^a USDA NRCS   (United States)

^b Mississippi Museum Natural Science   (United States)

^c Delaware County Community College   (United States)

^d Department of Biology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 42149194923     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2008)7[27:CAHCAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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