Evaluating the Demographic, Reproductive, and Genetic Value of Eucalypt Paddock Trees for Woodland Restoration in Agricultural Landscapes

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 263-272

  Ottewell, Kym M ^a   Donnellan, Steve C ^a,b   Paton, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dieback; Eucalyptus; Genetic diversity; Isolated trees; Revegetation; Tree health

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DIEBACK; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SEEDLING; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODLAND;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS LEUCOXYLON;

EID: 78449235703     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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