Recognizing and overcoming difficult site conditions for afforestation of bottomland hardwoods

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-193

  Stanturf, J A ^a   Conner, W H ^b   Gardiner, E S ^a   Schweitzer, C J ^a   Ezell, A W ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4444249591     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.22.3.183     Document Type: Review

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