Understory influence of the invasive Norway maple (Acer platanoides)

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-205

  Wyckoff, Peter H ^a,b   Webb, Sara L ^a  

^a DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer platanoides; Acer saccharum; Biological invasion; Fagus grandifolia; Understory

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844336876     PISSN: 00409618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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