Can lessons from the Community Rainforest Reforestation Program in eastern Australia be learned?

International Forestry Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-264

  Vanclay, J K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mixed species; Plantation; Rainforest; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST PRODUCT; MIXED FOREST; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RAINFOREST; SILVICULTURE; WOOD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33751503773     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.8.2.256     Document Type: Article

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