Subtropical eucalypt plantations in eastern Australia

Australian Forestry

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-62

  Nichols, J Doland ^a   Smith, R Geoff B ^b   Grant, John ^a   Glencross, Kevin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Eucalypts; Plantations; Reviews; Subtropics

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COASTAL AREA; COMPLEX SOILS; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EUCALYPT PLANTATIONS; LOW LEVEL; MANAGEMENT REGIME; NATIVE FORESTS; OPTIMUM ROTATION; PRIVATE COMPANIES; ROTATION PLANTATIONS; SOLID WOODS; STATE AGENCIES; STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

COASTAL ZONES; PRIVATIZATION; ROTATION; TIMBER; TROPICS;

FORESTRY;

AUSTRALIA; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PLANTATIONS; ROTATION; TROPICS;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS PILULARIS;

EID: 77950953235     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2010.10676310     Document Type: Article

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