Old-growth forest studies in Victoria, Australia concepts and principles

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 79-94

  Woodgate, P W ^a   Peel, B D ^a   Coram, J E ^a   Farrell, S J ^a   Ritman, K T ^a   Lewis, A ^a  

^a Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Victoria ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Disturbance; Forest; GIS; Mapping; Old growth; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

VICTORIA;

EID: 0030236465     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03752-8     Document Type: Article

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