Rehabilitation of snig tracks and landings following logging of Eucalyptus regnans forest in the Victorian Central Highlands—a review

Australian Forestry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-113

  Rab, M A ^a  

^a Centre for Land Protection Research Department of Natural Resources and Environment   (Australia)

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EID: 0000535743     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.1998.10674726     Document Type: Article

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