An exotic insect and pathogen disease complex reduces aboveground tree biomass in temperate forests of eastern North America

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 401-411

  Busby, Posy E ^a   Canham, Charles D ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND TREE BIOMASS; CARBON ACCUMULATION; DISEASE COMPLEX; EASTERN NORTH AMERICA; FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; TEMPERATE FORESTS; TREE SPECIES; US FOREST SERVICE;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY;

ECOLOGY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON BUDGET; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST INVENTORY; FUNGAL DISEASE; GROWTH RATE; INSECT; POPULATION DECLINE; STAND STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78951489444     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-213     Document Type: Article

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