Loss of Cornus florida L. leads to significant changes in the seedling and sapling strata in an eastern deciduous forest

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 506-515

  Suchecki, Paul F ^a,b   Gibson, David J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johnston City High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornus florida; Deciduous forest; Discula destructiva; Dogwood anthracnose

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; SAPLING; SHADING; TOPOGRAPHY;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ASIMINA; ASIMINA TRILOBA; CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; DISCULA DESTRUCTIVA; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; OSTRYA VIRGINIANA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS RUBRA; QUERCUS VELUTINA; SASSAFRAS; SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM; VELUTINA;

EID: 58149400851     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/08-RA-018R.1     Document Type: Article

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