Bottomland hardwood forest recovery following tornado disturbance and salvage logging
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a USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research, 432 Stoneville Road, P.O. Box 227, Stoneville, MS 38776, United States b Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1205 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4411, United States C Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Mailcode 6509, Carbondale, IL 62901-6509, United States
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