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Allometry, Morphometry, and Soil Characterization of Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) Stands

Gurbir Singh, Michael D. Goble, Jon E. Schoonover, Karl W. J. Williard and James J. Zaczek
Ecological Restoration, December 2018, 36 (4) 315-324; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.36.4.315
Gurbir Singh
corresponding author, Department of Forestry, College of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Illinois University, 1205 Lincoln Dr., Carbondale, IL 62901, .
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Michael D. Goble
Department of Forestry, College of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
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Jon E. Schoonover
Department of Forestry, College of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
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Karl W. J. Williard
Department of Forestry, College of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
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James J. Zaczek
Department of Forestry, College of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
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