Managing for water-use efficient wood production in Eucalyptus globulus plantations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 331, Issue , 2014, Pages 272-280

  White, Donald A ^a,b   McGrath, John F ^d   Ryan, Michael G ^e   Battaglia, Michael ^c   Mendham, Daniel S ^c   Kinal, Joe ^f   Downes, Geoffrey M ^g   Crombie, D Stuart ^h   Hunt, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Whitegum Forest and Natural Resources Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d CRC for Future Farm Industries ^*  (Australia)

^e Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^f Science and Conservation Division Department of Parks and Wildlife   (Australia)

^g Forest Quality Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^h Forest Products Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought risk; Nitrogen; Thinning; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RISKS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; THINNING; WATER USE; WOOD PRODUCTION;

NITROGEN;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 84908319505     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.020     Document Type: Article

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