A comparison of the biophysical and economic water-use efficiencies of indigenous and introduced forests in south africa

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 906-915

  Wise, Russell M ^a   Dye, Peter J ^b   Gush, Mark B ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Commercial plantations; Economic analysis; Indigenous forests; South africa; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PLANTATION; ECONOMIC RETURNS; FINANCING MECHANISMS; FOREST PRODUCTS; INDIGENOUS FORESTS; PER UNIT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRODUCT PRICE; PRODUCTION COST; SLOW GROWTH RATES; SOUTH AFRICA; TAX BREAKS; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; REFORESTATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

AFFORESTATION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; CATCHMENT; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST PRODUCT; FORESTRY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER RESOURCE; WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; REFORESTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79960073151     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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