Modelling site productivity of Eucalyptus globulus in response to climatic and site factors

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 831-850

  Battaglia, Michael ^a   Sands, Peter ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EUCALYPT; FOREST; GROWTH MODEL; PRODUCTIVITY;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0031415435     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP97065     Document Type: Article

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