Wood density: A tool to find complementary species for the design of mixed species plantations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 334, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-113

  Nguyen, Huong ^a,b   Firn, Jennifer ^c   Lamb, David ^a   Herbohn, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional traits; Native species; Polycultures; Rainforestation; Shade tolerance; Small scale forestry

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL TRAITS; NATIVE SPECIES; POLYCULTURES; RAINFORESTATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SMALL-SCALE FORESTRY;

FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; MIXED FOREST; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANATION; POLYCULTURE; REFORESTATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; WOOD QUALITY;

EASTERN VISAYAS; LEYTE [(ISL) VISAYAS]; PHILIPPINES; VISAYAS;

EID: 84907797100     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.022     Document Type: Article

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