Aboveground biomass partitioning and crown architecture of Eucalyptus nitens following green pruning

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1419-1428

  Pinkard, E A ^a,b   Beadle, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROWN ARCHITECTURE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRUNING;

EUCALYPTUS NITENS;

EID: 0032436322     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-119     Document Type: Article

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