Characterization of damage and biotic factors associated with the decline of Eucalyptus wandoo in southwest Western Australia

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2589-2602

  Hooper, Ryan J ^a   Sivasithamparam, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; FUNGI; HARVESTING; TISSUE;

DECAY-CAUSING FUNGI; FOLIAGE DENSITY;

FORESTRY;

DIEBACK; FOREST HEALTH; FUNGAL DISEASE; PEST DAMAGE; STEM BORER;

CELLS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNGI; HARVESTING; TISSUE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS WANDOO; FUNGI;

EID: 33644500786     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-162     Document Type: Article

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