Red spruce dynamics in an old southern Applachian forest
Busing RT. 2004. Red spruce dynamics in an old southern Applachian forest. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 131(4):337-342
Discussion of changes to forest in the spruce-fir zone as a result of insect infestations of Frasier Fir. Includes observations from monitoring red spruce at Mt. Collins, GRSMNP over a twenty-year period.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Busing, Richard
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Abies fraseri, Forest decline, Great Smoky Mountains National Park TN,NC, Picea rubens, Spruce-Fir Forest, tree mortality, wind disturbance