Invasion of tallow tree into southern US forests: Influencing factors and implications for mitigation

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1346-1356

  Gan, Jianbang ^a   Miller, James H ^b   Wang, Hsiaohsuan ^a   Taylor Jr , John W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE TALLOW; FORESTLANDS; INFLUENCING FACTOR; MITIGATION STRATEGY; SPECIES-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS; TREE SPECIES; WARMING CLIMATE;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INVASIVE SPECIES; MITIGATION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WARMING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TRIADICA SEBIFERA;

EID: 68949196464     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-058     Document Type: Article

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