A burning issue: Using fire to accelerate tree hollow formation in Eucalyptus species

Australian Forestry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-113

  Adkins, Matthew F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Eucalyptus; Fauna; Fire; Forest management; Fungi; Habitats; Hollow stem; Nests; Termites

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FIRES; FUNGI; WOOD;

HABITATS; HOLLOW STEM; NESTS;

FORESTRY;

AGE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EUCALYPTUS; FIRES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FUNGI; TERMITES; WOOD;

AVES; EUCALYPTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33746094980     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2006.10676236     Document Type: Article

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