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Abstract
The objectives of this study were (1) to understand the increasing flowering dogwood mortality and population decline in the Southeastern United States over the past few decades; (2) to identify the predisposing, inciting, and contributing factors that could be leading to a decline complex; and (3) to investigate interactions between the identified factors based on Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data and site-specific field survey observations. Findings from the study could facilitate future development of flowering dogwood decline risk assessment tools to assist land managers with management decisions.
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Citation
Olatinwo, Rabiu; Johnson, Wood. 2025. Application of Forest Inventory and Analysis data and site-specific factors in understanding flowering dogwood decline in the Southeastern United States. In: Conkling, B.L.; Pandit, K., eds. Forest Health Monitoring: Evaluation Monitoring project summaries 2023. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-105a. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service: 41–51. Chapter 6. https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-105a-Chap6.
