Estimating biomass and macronutrient content of some commercially important plantation species in South Africa

Southern Forests

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-251

  Dovey, S B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMERCIAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia mearnsii; Biomass; Eucalyptus; Nutrient content; Pinus patula; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA MEARNSII; EUCALYPTUS; PINUS PATULA;

EID: 77949314962     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/SF.2009.71.3.9.921     Document Type: Article

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