Methodology for internal damage percentage assessment by subterranean termites in Urban Trees

Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-81

  Zorzenon, F J ^a   De C Campos, A E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Falling risk; Inspection; Isoptera; Tree management; Urban forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901752104     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v61i1.78-81     Document Type: Article

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