Integrated biodiversity monitoring for the jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest in south-west Western Australia: The forestcheck project

Australian Forestry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 240-253

  McCaw, W Lachlan ^a   Robinson, Richard M ^a   Williams, Matthew R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Eucalyptus marginata; Forest management; Monitoring; Native forests; Silviculture; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; LOGGING (FORESTRY); MONITORING; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION;

BIODIVERSITY MONITORING; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; NATIVE FORESTS; SILVICULTURAL PRACTICES; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; LOGGING; MONITORING; PLANTS; REFORESTATION;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; TRACHEOPHYTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84855291395     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2011.10676369     Document Type: Article

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