Spruce-fir forests form unique ecosystems in the eastern United States and Canada. These forests are composed of Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) and red spruce (Picea rubens) in the Southern Appalachians, and balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and red spruce in the middle and northern Appalachians. Decline of s
Air pollution and the decline of spruce-fir ecosystem in the southern Appalachian Mountains
β Scribed by Robert I. Bruck
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6369
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