Bryophyte response to eastern hemlock decline caused by hemlock woolly adelgid infestation

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-25

  Cleavitt, Natalie L ^a   Eschtruth, Anne K ^b   Battles, John J ^b   Fahey, Timothy J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryophyte; Coarse woody debris; Eastern hemlock; Forest; Hemlock woolly adelgid

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CANOPY; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; CONIFEROUS TREE; INSECT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADELGIDAE; BRACHYTHECIUM RUTABULUM; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CONIUM; HEXAPODA; ORTHODICRANUM MONTANUM; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 43949130435     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/07-RA-030.1     Document Type: Article

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