Forest transformation resulting from an exotic pathogen: Regeneration and tanoak mortality in coast redwood stands affected by sudden oak death

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 763-772

  Ramage, Benjamin S ^a   O'Hara, Kevin L ^a   Forrestel, Alison B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTED AREA; CALIFORNIA; CANOPY COVER; COAST REDWOOD; DENSIFLORUS; EMERGING DISEASE; FOOD SOURCES; FOREST TRANSFORMATION; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS; TREE SPECIES; WILDLIFE SPECIES;

ECOLOGY; WOOD;

REFORESTATION;

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MORTALITY; PARASITIC DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; REGENERATION; WILD POPULATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; FORESTS; LITHOCARPUS; MORTALITY; PATHOGENS; REFORESTATION; SEQUOIA;

CALIFORNIA; MARIN COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

LITHOCARPUS; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 79953854011     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x11-020     Document Type: Article

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