Impact of repeated defoliation on jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) saplings

Australian Forestry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 194-198

  Wills, A J ^a   Burbidge, T E ^a   Abbott, I ^a  

^a Bentley Delivery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Eucalyptus marginata; Growth rate; Periodicity; Persistence; Regeneration; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PESTICIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN;

GROWTH RATES; PERSISTENCE; REGENERATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

FORESTRY;

BIOCIDES; DEFOLIATION; DISEASES; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; FORESTRY; INSECTS; PERIODIC VARIATIONS; PLANTS; RAIN; SAPLINGS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 5444250478     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2004.10674934     Document Type: Article

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