Oaks were the historical foundation genus of the east-central United States

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 145, Issue , 2016, Pages 94-103

  Hanberry, Brice B ^a   Nowacki, Gregory J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

American chestnut; Eastern deciduous forest; Hickories; Mesophication; Pines; Quercus

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FRUITS;

AMERICAN CHESTNUT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HICKORIES; MESOPHICATION; PINES; QUERCUS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATABASE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DOMINANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HISTORICAL RECORD; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

CARYA; CASTANEA DENTATA; QUERCUS; ROSA ROXBURGHII;

EID: 84976393677     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.05.037     Document Type: Article

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