Evaluation of a visual assessment method for tree condition of eucalypt floodplain forests

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-214

  Souter, Nicholas J ^a   Cunningham, Shaun ^b   Little, Stuart ^c   Wallace, Todd ^d   McCarthy, Bernard ^d   Henderson, Mark ^d  

^a Monash University ^*  (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Murray Darling Basin Commission   (Australia)

^d Freshwater Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Forest dieback; Intra class correlation; Observer agreement; River Murray; River red gum; Tree condition

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DICOTYLEDON; DIEBACK; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DECLINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SILVICULTURE; THINNING; WATER STRESS;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS LARGIFLORENS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 78649691631     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2010.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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