Silviculture and economic evaluation of eucalypt plantations in the Southern US

BioResources

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1994-2001

  Dougherty, Derek ^a   Wright, Jeff ^b  

^a Dougherty and Dougherty Forestry Services Inc   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio energy; Eucalypts; Eucalyptus; Plantations; Southern United States

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; REFORESTATION;

BIO ENERGY; EUCALYPTS; EUCALYPTUS; PLANTATIONS; SOUTHERN UNITED STATES;

FORESTRY;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84863826908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.7.2.1994-2001     Document Type: Article

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