Reducing the impact of insect herbivory in eucalypt plantations through management of extrinsic influences on tree vigour

Austral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 482-488

  Stone, Christine ^a  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiherbivore strategies; Eucalypt plantations; Insect herbivory; Tolerance; Tree vigour

Indexed keywords

EID: 17244383317     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2001.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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