Variation in wood anatomical structure of Douglas-fir defoliated by the western spruce budworm: a case study in the coastal-transitional zone of British Columbia, Canada

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1837-1846

  Axelson, J N ^a   Bast, A ^b   Alfaro, R ^c   Smith, D J ^d   Gartner H ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellular anatomy; Defoliation event; Dendroecology; Douglas fir; Tracheids; Western spruce budworm

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

CELLULAR ANATOMY; DEFOLIATION EVENT; DENDROECOLOGY; DOUGLAS FIR; SPRUCE BUDWORM; TRACHEIDS;

WOOD;

EID: 84925535924     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-014-1091-1     Document Type: Article

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