Fungi and diseases - Natural components of healthy forests

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-25

  Ostry, M E ^a   Laflamme, G ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest diversity; Forest health; Forest management; Forest succession; Tree health; Wildlife habitat

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNGAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PERCEPTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION; SUSTAINABILITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 65349176444     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B08-090     Document Type: Article

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