Patterns of leaf tannin variation in chestnut oak (Quercus prinus) and black oak (Quercus velutina) with respect to topography in a southeastern Ohio oak-hickory forest

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-248

  Reed, Jennifer L ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fagaceae; Leaf chemistry; Oak; Phenols; Quercus; Slope aspect; Tannins; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844336875     PISSN: 00409618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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