Global uses of Australian acacias - recent trends and future prospects

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 837-847

  Griffin, A R ^a   Midgley, S J ^b   Bush, D ^c   Cunningham, P J ^d   Rinaudo, A T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Salwood Asia Pacific   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Serving in Mission ^*  (Niger)

^e WORLD VISION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian acacias; Fuelwood; Horticulture; Pulpwood plantations; Site ameliora tion; Solid wood plantations

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DATABASE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FODDER; FOOD; FUELWOOD; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND RECLAMATION; LEGUME; NATURAL RESOURCE; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POPULATION GROWTH; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; TANNIN; WOOD;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA MEARNSII; ACACIA SALIGNA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 79961151669     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00814.x     Document Type: Review

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