Live root-wood tensile strengths of some common New Zealand indigenous and plantation tree species

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 344-353

  Watson, Alex J ^a   Marden, Michael ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Landcare Research Gisborne   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Root wood tensile strength; Soil stability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TENSILE STRENGTH;

PLANT SPECIES; RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENTS; ROOTWOOD TENSILE STRENGTH;

WOOD;

BIOMECHANICS; ROOT SYSTEM; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIODIVERSITY; EUROSCHINUS; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTS; ROOTS; SHRUBS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; COPROSMA ROBUSTA; CORDYLINE; CORDYLINE AUSTRALIS; CORIARIA ARBOREA; FAGUS; HOHERIA; IDIOSPERMUM AUSTRALIENSE; KNIGHTIA EXCELSA; KUNZEA; KUNZEA ERICOIDES; METROSIDEROS UMBELLATA; NOTHOFAGUS FUSCA; PINUS RADIATA; PITTOSPORUM EUGENIOIDES; PITTOSPORUM TENUIFOLIUM; PLAGIANTHUS REGIUS; PSEUDOPANAX ARBOREUS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; SOPHORA; SOPHORA TETRAPTERA; ULMUS PARVIFOLIA; WEINMANNIA RACEMOSA;

EID: 22244468715     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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