Effect of seedling characteristics at planting on browsing of Eucalyptus globulus by rabbits

Australian Forestry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-29

  McArthur, Clare ^a,b   Appleton, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Grand Ridge Plantations   (Australia)

Author keywords

Browsing; Characteristics; Eucalyptus globulus; Rabbits; Repellents; Seedling; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; SEED; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BROWSING; RABBITS; SEEDLING GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; PLANTATIONS; REPELLENTS; SEEDLINGS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 1842710903     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2004.10676202     Document Type: Article

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