Does stand structure influence susceptibility of eucalypt floodplain forests to dieback?

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-356

  Cunningham, Shaun C ^a   Thomson, J R ^a   Read, J ^a   Baker, P J ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basal area; Demography; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Forest dieback; Mortality; Stand density; Thinning

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIEBACK; EVERGREEN FOREST; FLOODPLAIN; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST RESOURCE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MORTALITY; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 77952902721     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02043.x     Document Type: Article

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