Seed germination and seedling vigor of weevildamaged acorns of red oak

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1600-1605

  Lombardo, Jeffrey A ^a   McCarthy, Brian C ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DATA SETS; DRY MASS; FOREST UNDERSTORY; GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS; HARDWOOD FORESTS; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; QUERCUS RUBRA; RED OAK; ROOT LENGTH; ROOT-COLLAR DIAMETERS; SEED GERMINATION; SEEDLING VIGOR; SHOOT LENGTH; STEM HEIGHT; XRAY IMAGING;

RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GERMINATION; HEIGHT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; STEM; UNDERSTORY; VIGOR; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

FORESTRY; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; QUERCUS RUBRA; SEEDS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIO VENOSUS; CURCULIONIDAE; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 69249090481     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-079     Document Type: Article

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