The response of forests to climate change: The role of silviculture in conserving threatened species

Australian Forestry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-125

  Doley, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Change; Climate; Extinction; Forests; Management; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CHANGE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORESTS; NATURAL DISTRIBUTION; THREATENED SPECIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 77954634518     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2010.10676317     Document Type: Article

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