Stem volume equations for native tree species in southern New South Wales and Victoria

Australian Forestry

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-286

  Bi, Huiquan ^a   Hamilton, Fiona ^b  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

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EID: 0000120911     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.1998.10674752     Document Type: Article

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