Growth dynamics in a mixed-species plantation of Eucalyptus globulus and Acacia mearnsii

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 81-95

  Forrester, David I ^a,b   Bauhus, Jürgen ^a,b   Khanna, Partap K ^c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acacia mearnsii; Competition; Eucalyptus globulus; Mixed species plantations

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACACICA MEARNSII; GROWTH DYNAMICS;

WOOD;

GROWTH; LITTERFALL; MIXED FOREST; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANTATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; PLANTATIONS;

ACACIA; ACACIA MEARNSII; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 2342504038     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.01.024     Document Type: Article

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