Indices of interspecific plant competition for Pinus radiata in the central north island of New Zealand

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 898-905

  Richardson, Brian ^a   Kimberley, Mark O ^a   Ray, John W ^a   Coker, Graham W ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

BUDDLEIA; BUDDLEJA; BUDDLEJA DAVIDII; CYTISUS; CYTISUS SCOPARIUS; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0033500201     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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