Aboveground interactions and productivity in mixed-species plantations of Acacia mearnsii and Eucalyptus globulus

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 686-694

  Bauhus, Jürgen ^a   Van Winden, Aaron P ^b,c   Nicotra, Adrienne B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian National University ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; MIXTURES; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CANOPY STRATIFICATION; MIXED-SPECIES PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; PLANTATION; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ACACIA; ACACIA MEARNSII; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 2942720826     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-243     Document Type: Article

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