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Subcontinental impacts of an invasive tree disease on forest structure and dynamics

  1. Jeffrey R. Garnas1,*,
  2. Matthew P. Ayres1,
  3. Andrew M. Liebhold2,
  4. Celia Evans3

Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01791.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 532–541, March 2011

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Garnas, J. R., Ayres, M. P., Liebhold, A. M. and Evans, C. (2011), Subcontinental impacts of an invasive tree disease on forest structure and dynamics. Journal of Ecology, 99: 532–541. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01791.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA

  2. 2

    US Forest Service Northern Research Station, 180 Canfield St, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Science, Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY 12970, USA

* Correspondence author. Department of Zoology and Entomology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. E-mail: jeff.garnas@up.ac.za

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  1. Issue published online: 15 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011
  3. Received 17 August 2010; accepted 6 December 2010 Handling Editor: Peter Thrall

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