Influence of prior land use on wood quality of Pinus radiata in New South Wales, Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2626-2633

  Raymond, Carolyn A ^a  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibre length; Kraft pulp yield; Pasture sites; Pinus radiata; Prior land use; Wood density; Wood stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DATA REDUCTION; FORESTRY; KRAFT PULP; WOOD;

FIBRE LENGTH; KRAFT PULP YIELD; PASTURE SITES; PRIOR LAND USE;

LAND USE;

CONIFEROUS TREE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LAND USE; PASTORALISM; STIFFNESS; TIMBER; WOOD QUALITY;

BRANCHES; KRAFT PULPS; PINUS RADIATA; VELOCITY; WOOD DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 41949135239     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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