Effects of invasive winter moth defoliation on tree radial growth in Eastern Massachusetts, USA

Insects

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 301-318

  Simmons, Michael J ^a   Lee, Thomas D ^a   Ducey, Mark J ^a   Elkinton, Joseph S ^b   Boettner, George H ^b   Dodds, Kevin J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Exotic species; Operophtera brumata; Quercus rubra

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898914266     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/insects5020301     Document Type: Article

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