Ecological effects of harvesting in Victoria’s native forests: Quantification of research outputs

Australian Forestry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 212-221

  Bennett, Lauren T ^a   Adams, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Applied research; Biological indicators; Environmental impact; Eucalyptus; Forest ecology; Forest management; Literature reviews; Logging; Research policy; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CORRELATION METHODS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LOGGING (FORESTRY); TIMBER;

APPLIED RESEARCH; FOREST ECOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RESEARCH POLICY;

HARVESTING;

CORRELATION; ECOLOGY; EUCALYPTUS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; HARVESTING; INDICATORS; LOGGING; SILVICULTURE;

EUCALYPTUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 5444265075     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2004.10674937     Document Type: Article

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