Assessment of crown woody biomass in Eucalyptus grandis and E. globulus plantations

New Forests

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 381-396

  Rance, S J ^a   Mendham, D S ^a   Cameron, D M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Branch woody biomass; E. globulus; Eucalyptus grandis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; GLOBULUS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT; SILVICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; WOODY BIOMASS;

FORESTRY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DIAMETER; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HEIGHT; INVESTMENT; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PHYTOMASS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 85006944754     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: 15735095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-016-9563-3     Document Type: Article

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