Characterisation and delineation of the eucalypt old-growth forest estate in Australia: A review

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 149-161

  Burgman, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Ecological attributes; Mapping; Old growth estate

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; EUCALYPTUS; MYRTACEAE;

EUCALYPT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030176698     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(96)03725-5     Document Type: Review

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