Composition, structure, and disturbance history of Crabtree Woods: An old-growth forest of western Maryland

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 350-365

  McCarthy, Brian C ^a   Bailey, Donald R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer; Disturbance; Forest vegetation; Maryland; Old growth; Quercus

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844354478     PISSN: 00409618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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