Specific leaf weight as an indicator of juvenile leaf toughness in Tasmanian bluegum (Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus): Implications for insect defoliation

Australian Forestry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-37

  Steinbauer, Martin J ^a  

^a CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry and CSIRO Entomology ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 0008989955     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2001.10676158     Document Type: Article

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