Effects of silvicultural disturbance on acorn infestation and removal

New Forests

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 265-281

  Kellner, Kenneth F ^a   Riegel, Jeffery K ^a   Swihart, Robert K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acorn removal; Acorn weevils; Curculio; Oak; Quercus; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893792589     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-014-9409-9     Document Type: Article

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