Eucalyptus plantations in Israel: An assessment of economic and environmental viability

New Forests

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-157

  Zohar, Yechiel ^a   Gafni, Avi ^b   Morris, Jim ^c   Shalhevet, Sarit ^d  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Jewish National Fund (JNF KKL)   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Shalhevet Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodrainage; Cutting rotation; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Eucalyptus occidentalis; MAI; Salinity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ROTATION; SEED;

ECONOMIC RETURNS; EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS; EXTREME CONDITIONS; PLANTATION MANAGEMENT; SEED SOURCES; SHORT-ROTATION;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; PLANTATION; ROTATION; SALINITY; THINNING;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; EUCALYPTUS ROSTRATA; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; PLANTATIONS; ROTATION; SALINITY; SEEDS; WATER TABLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; JEZREEL VALLEY; MIDDLE EAST; NAHALAL; NORTHERN DISTRICT;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 48349124617     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-008-9089-4     Document Type: Article

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