Tree establishment during dry spells at an oak savanna in Minnesota

Tree-Ring Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-54

  Ziegler, Susy Svatek ^a   Larson, Evan R ^a   Rauchfuss, Julia ^a   Elliott, Grant P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bur oak; Drought; Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Green ash; Minnesota; Northern pin oak; Oak savanna; Palmer drought severity index; Quercus ellipsoidalis; Quercus macrocarpa; Tree establishment

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; POACEAE; QUERCUS ELLIPSOIDALIS; QUERCUS MACROCARPA;

EID: 46949084066     PISSN: 15361098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3959/2007-17.1     Document Type: Article

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