Sustainable stemwood yield in relation to the nitrogen balance of forest plantations: A model analysis

Tree Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 173-182

  Dewar, Roderick C ^a   McMurtrie, Ross E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire; Growth; Harvesting; Mean annual increment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0001522859     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/16.1-2.173     Document Type: Article

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