Verification of 3-PG growth and water-use predictions in twelve Eucalyptus plantation stands in Zululand, South Africa

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 197-218

  Dye, P J ^a,b   Jacobs, S ^a,c   Drew, D ^a,c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

3 PG; Eucalyptus; Growth; Process based model; Water use

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS; LEAF AREA INDEX;

WOOD;

GROWTH MODELING; PLANTATION; PREDICTION; WATER USE;

BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; WEATHER;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZULULAND;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 2342544249     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.01.030     Document Type: Article

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