The implications of American chestnut reintroduction on landscape dynamics and carbon storage

Abstract In the eastern United States, American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was historically a major component of forest communities, but was functionally extirpated in the early 20th century by an introduced pathogen, chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica). Because chestnut is fast‐growing, lon...

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Main Authors: Eric J. Gustafson, Arjan deBruijn, Nathanael Lichti, Douglass F. Jacobs, Brian R. Sturtevant, Jane Foster, Brian R. Miranda, Harmony J. Dalgleish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-04-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1773