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Influence of Terrestrial Disturbances on the Growth of Trees

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AS the subject of forestry has recently been much under discussion, and appears to be exciting more interest in this country than it was, I trust I shall not be trespassing upon your space in calling attention to a peculiar case of timber growth which I have noticed, and in soliciting the opinions of those of your readers who are likely to be well-informed upon foreign woods, as to its true cause.

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COLBOURN, H. Influence of Terrestrial Disturbances on the Growth of Trees. Nature 53, 579–580 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/053579e0

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