Effect of gap size on seedling establishment, growth and survival at three years in mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell.) forest in Victoria, Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 117, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 33-42

  Van Der Meer, Peter J ^a   Dignan, Paul ^a   Saveneh, Andrea G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Eucalyptus regnans; Forest gaps; Group selection; Mountain ash; Seedling growth; Silvicultural systems

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS REGNANS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SORBUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0033577792     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00471-X     Document Type: Article

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