Monitoring of spring flower phenology in Nova Scotia: Comparison over the last century

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-402

  Vasseur, Liette ^a   Guscott, Robert L ^b   Mudie, Peta J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 5744235182     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2001)008[0393:MOSFPI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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