Comment on "Present-day expansion of American beech in northeastern hardwood forests: Does soil base status matter?"

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 649-653

  Messier, Christian ^a   Bélanger, Nicolas ^a   Brisson, Jacques ^b   Lechowicz, Martin J ^c   Gravel, Dominique ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 79952215098     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-239     Document Type: Note

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